Constantine Alexander Payne (Omaha, Nebraska, b. 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer, best known for: Citizen Ruth (1996), Election (1999), About Schmidt (2002), Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011), Nebraska (2013), and Downsizing (2017).
The English family name Payne originates in France as a variation of the name Payen (Payen; Payens or Payns). The name was brought to the British Isles as a result of the Norman Conquest of England, and is now common in English-speaking countries.
In this wiki you can find many popular Payne’s, I looked through them, but I’m pretty sure they aren’t my family members, mostly because my name isn’t Payne, so more than likely they’re probably related to some Payne I don’t know.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payne_(surname)#:~:text=The%20English%20family%20name%20Payne,common%20in%20English%2Dspeaking%20countries.
The name also has a family crest and coat of arms in Ireland and Scotland along with a tartan.
https://www.irishsurnames.com/cgi-bin/gallery.pl?name=payne&capname=Payne&letter=p
There’s some more famous Payne’s listed there.
https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=3305
The Payne Family Tartan and some information about it.
https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=payne
More history https://www.payne.cz/payne_a/payne_family.htm#:~:text=Payne%20Family%20Name%20History&text=The%20English%20surname%20Payne%20is,meaning%20%22rustic%20or%20countryman%22.