Explore the Family Name Payment
The meaning of Payment
French: variant of Payement, a nickname from paiement ‘payment, sum given to pay off a debt’. The surname in the form Payment has apparently died out in France. History: Pierre Payment dit Larivière from Castelnaudary in Aude, France, married Marie-Françoise Poitevin in Saint-Laurent, Île de Montreal, QC, in 1724. Some characteristic forenames: French Napoleon.
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How common is the last name Payment in the United States?
The Payment surname has seen a slight change in its popularity, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. Ranked 34,210th in 2000, it fell marginally to a rank of 34,314th in 2010. Despite this drop, the number of people with the surname Payment actually increased by 5.42% during this period, from 627 to 661 individuals. The proportion of people with the name per 100,000 decreased slightly by 4.35%, indicating that while the number of Payments may have increased, their representation compared to the overall population has decreased.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #34,210 | #34,314 | -0.3% |
| Count | 627 | 661 | 5.42% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.23 | 0.22 | -4.35% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Payment
The ethnic identity associated with the surname Payment also experienced some shifts, as recorded by the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2010, the largest share of people with this surname identified as White, at 78.97%, down from 81.18% in 2000. The second-largest group was those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, which saw a slight increase from 11.48% in 2000 to 11.80% in 2010. Individuals of Hispanic ethnicity showed the most notable growth, albeit from a small base, more than doubling from 1.59% in 2000 to 3.33% in 2010. The proportion of those identifying with two or more races also rose from 4.31% to 4.69%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 81.18% | 78.97% | -2.72% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 11.48% | 11.8% | 2.79% |
| Two or More Races | 4.31% | 4.69% | 8.82% |
| Hispanic | 1.59% | 3.33% | 109.43% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |