Pagel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Anglo-Saxon name Pagel comes from when the family resided in Pickhall (Pickhill), a parish, in the union of Thirsk, partly in the wapentake of Allertonshire, but chiefly in that of Hallikeld, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. 1 2 3

The place name dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was known as Picala and literally meant "nook of land by the pointed hills," from the Old English "pic" + "halh." 4

However, another source has a slightly different point of origin, having the name mean: 'dweller at the small enclosure’, from the Middle English pightel, pighel. 5

Early Origins of the Pagel family

The surname Pagel was first found in Yorkshire where early English rolls provide us a glimpse of the spelling variations used through Medieval times. The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 included: Ricardus de Pighkeleys; and Stephanus de Pykedleghes. Bot resided "in the village of Haworth, in which district the two names are now so familiar. The Directory for Wilsden, West Riding of Yorks, contains the two following names, seemingly related: Nathan Pickles, beer-retailer; and Nathan Pighills, farmer." 6

Later in Lancashire, Henry Pickles was listed there in 1571 and later again, Arthur Pickles was found in Yorkshire in 1672. 5

Early History of the Pagel family

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Pagel Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Pagel has been recorded under many different variations, including Pickles, Pickel, Pickle, Pykelworthe, Pickleworth and others.

Early Notables of the Pagel family

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Pagel Ranking

In the United States, the name Pagel is the 9,202^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 7

Pagel migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Pagel or a variant listed above:

Pagel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Patrick Pagel, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County Pennsylvania in 1840 8
Joh Friedrich Wilhelmine Pagel, aged 33, who landed in America in 1843 8
Gottfried Pagel, who arrived in Galveston, Tex in 1850 8
Albert Pagel, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1872 8

Pagel migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pagel Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

August Pagel, aged 25, who landed in Quebec in 1868

Contemporary Notables of the name Pagel (post 1700) +

Gary James Pagel (b. 1940), American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1964 9
Dave Pagel, American Republican politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives 78th District; Elected 2012 9
Derek L. Pagel (b. 1979), former American football safety
David Pagel, American art critic, educator, curator, dioramatist, and bike enthusiast
Heinz Rudolf Pagel (1939-1988), American physicist
Ramona Pagel (b. 1961), retired American shot putter
Karl Douglas Pagel (b. 1955), former American Major League Baseball first baseman
Mike John Pagel (b. 1960), former professional American football player
Michel Pagel (b. 1961), French science fiction and fantasy writer
Julius Leopold Pagel (1851-1912), German physician and historian of medicine
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html