Skip to main content

Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • French : variant of Paillé (see Paille).
  • German : variant of Bayer.
  • Anglicized spelling of Slovenian Pajer, medieval Slovenian form of German Bayer, denoting a colonist from Bavaria brought to the Slovenian territory by feudal lords in the Middle Ages.

Subscribe to Family Education

Your partner in parenting from baby name inspiration to college planning.

Subscribe