Son of peace or son of a parishioner
Payson is an English surname-turned-given-name. It likely derives from the medieval name Paze, a diminutive of Pax, meaning peace, or from the Middle English 'parysshen' referring to a parishioner.
Less common today
Payson isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,769 in 2011.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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