Gender: Male
Harry Daniel Payne (1891–1987) was an American architect and engineer; protégé of noted St. Louis Architect, William Ittner. Payne is most known for building designs in the U.S. State of Texas after 1926, but before this as a member of the Ittner Firm, he designed schools and hospitals in other states. Payne was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and was trained at Washington University in St. Louis. Upon graduation, he attended Fort Sheridan Officers Training School, and served in World War I in Company H, 320th Infantry, 80th Division. On September 25–26, 1918 he fought in the Meuse-Argone Offensive, leading men of H Company to take Dead Man's Hill. Payne received a battlefield commission to Captain just before the Armistice. He returned to St. Louis after the war to work with the Ittner form until 1926. That year he was recruited by Houston School Board to design all new schools for the city. After this contract was completed he went on to design schools, jails, office buildings, stadiums, houses and museums in Texas including for Anahuac ISD, Beaumont ISD, Corpus Christi ISD, Houston ISD, and Huntsville ISD.
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On the name Harry D. Payne, Harry means Ruler of an Enclosure, Form of Harold, Army-power, Estate Ruler, Henry, Army Ruler, Army Man, Home Ruler. Payne means Pagan, Countryman.
The name Harry D. Payne is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Harry is commonly found in United Kingdom, United States of America, Netherlands, and 95 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Harry is recorded 74,077 times globally, ranking it as the 838th most common name worldwide.
Harry is most prevalent in United Kingdom, with 24,278 occurrences, making it the 83th most popular name in the country.
In United Kingdom, the name Harry is found among 1 in every 23 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | #83 | 1 : 23 |
| United States of America | #583 | 1 : 187 |
| Netherlands | #100 | 1 : 49 |
| South Africa | #765 | 1 : 841 |
| Germany | #357 | 1 : 138 |
| Malaysia | #591 | 1 : 882 |
| France | #1,149 | 1 : 634 |
| Canada | #261 | 1 : 174 |
| Colombia | #1,078 | 1 : 726 |
| Nigeria | #784 | 1 : 669 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Harry from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Harry Daniel Payne (1891–1987) was an American architect and engineer; protégé of noted St. Louis Architect, William Ittner. Payne is most known for building designs in the U.S. State of Texas after 1926, but before this as a member of the Ittner Firm, he designed schools and hospitals in other states. Payne was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and was trained at Washington University in St. Louis. Upon graduation, he attended Fort Sheridan Officers Training School, and served in World War I in Company H, 320th Infantry, 80th Division. On September 25–26, 1918 he fought in the Meuse-Argone Offensive, leading men of H Company to take Dead Man's Hill. Payne received a battlefield commission to Captain just before the Armistice. He returned to St. Louis after the war to work with the Ittner form until 1926. That year he was recruited by Houston School Board to design all new schools for the city. After this contract was completed he went on to design schools, jails, office buildings, stadiums, houses and museums in Texas including for Anahuac ISD, Beaumont ISD, Corpus Christi ISD, Houston ISD, and Huntsville ISD.
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