Pajano, almost unique, should be an archaic form of the surname Paiano, which has a stock in Bojano in the province of Campobasso, a stock in the Lecce area, especially in Ortelle, Lecce, Spongano, Maglie, Otranto, Giuggianello, Taurisano, Ruffano, Matino and Uggiano La Chiesa and one in Oppido Mamertina in the Reggio area, Paiani, very very rare, is instead typical of the Udine area, like the equally rare Pajani, they should all derive from the cognomen Grecolatino Paianus of which we have an example in Areius Paianus Archon of Athens. additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli Paiano, Pajano is a surname present throughout Italy but particularly frequent in Puglia and in Salento. It is one of the many derivatives of the surname Paglia, from the Latin 'palea' = straw.
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