Researching Dan Payne
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 26951 people with the Payne surname? In that year Payne was ranked number 118 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Dan means "Form of DANIEL - God is my judge" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Dan Payne on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Payne ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dan Payne and the Payne Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Payne Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Payne family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 37331 people with the Payne surname in the UK? Payne is now ranked number 118 for popularity in the UK. |
Payne Family History Databases
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Payne Forums
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Miscellaneous Payne Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Dan Payne. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Dan Payne
Dan Payne (Canadian football)
Dan Payne (born June 7, 1966 in New Westminster, British Columbia, raised in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia) is a former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played fourteen seasons in the Canadian Football League for four teams, mostly at right guard. He attended Purdue University on a full football/wrestling scholarship before transferring to Simon Fraser University. He played football and wrestled at Simon Fraser University. He was a member of four Grey Cup-winning teams: the Saskatchewan Roughriders (1989), the Toronto Argonauts (1996, 1997), and the B.C. Lions (2000). During his career, he also played for Hamilton.
Prior to his football career, he competed as an amateur wrestler, winning two NAIA national championships. In international competition, he won bronze at the 1987 Pan American Games in freestyle and Greco-Roman before representing Canada in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where he competed in both the freestyle (6th place) and Greco-Roman (13th place) competitions in the 130 kg division.
Source: Dan Payne (Canadian football), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaDan Payne (rugby union)
Dan Payne (born September 12, 1972) is an American former rugby union player, coach, and college athletic director. He is chief executive officer for Rugby Americas, both North and South America.
Payne was born in Victor, New York. He attended college at Clarion University where he was an All-America wrestler. Payne did not play rugby in his youth, but discovered rugby in 2001 while living in New York. Payne then moved to San Diego where he played for the Old Mission Beach Athletic Club (OMBAC). Payne's position was number eight. He played for the United States national rugby union team, and played for the U.S. at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
Payne coached for several years at San Diego State University. Payne has been the head coach since 2009 of Life University, which has been one of the strongest teams in college rugby since Life's undergraduate rugby program was created in 2009. Payne was promoted in 2014 to Assistant Athletics Director while still retaining his role as Director of Rugby.Payne has also served as an assistant coach for the U.S. national rugby team.
Payne was hired as chief executive officer for USA Rugby with his tenure beginning August 1, 2016. Payne described his motivation behind the job as increasing the awareness and participation for rugby in the U.S.
It was announced by World Rugby on April 23, 2018 that Dan had been appointed CEO of Rugby Americas, making him the senior World Rugby official in North and South America. Upon taking this new role, Dan stepped down as CEO of USA Rugby.
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