Payen Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

The spelling Payen grew out of Payet, a French surname with a long paper trail.

Before spelling was fixed, Payet was also written Payen. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

There is no single Payen family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Payen report, with a museum-style coat of arms.