Pal History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Pal family

The surname Pal was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie), where this illustrious family held a family seat since ancient times.

One of the first records of the family was John de St. Paul (ca.1295-1362), Archbishop of Dublin, probably a native of Owston in the West Riding of Yorkshire. "He may have been a son of Thomas and brother of Robert de St. Paul, lord of Byram in the same Riding, on whose behalf he obtained from Edward II the remission of fines imposed on Robert for his adherence to Thomas of Lancaster. He was possibly connected with Mary de St. Paul or St. Pol, daughter of the Count de St. Pol, who married Aymer de Valence, earl of Pembroke, and frequently made John de St. Paul her attorney during her absence from England. The family probably came originally from Guienne, and it had many descendants settled in Yorkshire. " 1

Early History of the Pal family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pal research. Another 205 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1068, 1150, 1184, 1290, 1577, 1598 and 1667 are included under the topic Early Pal History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pal Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Saint-Pol, Saint-Paul, Saint-Pohl, Saint-Pole, Saint-Poul, Saint-Poule, Paul, Pol, Pohl and many more.

Early Notables of the Pal family

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Pal Ranking

In the United States, the name Pal is the 11,480^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Pal family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: René Saint Paul settled in Contrecoeur with his wife Jeanne in 1737.

Contemporary Notables of the name Pal (post 1700) +

Gostha Behari Pal (1896-1976), Indian footballer
Bachendri Pal (b. 1954), Indian mountaineer, she became the first Indian woman to climb the summit of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest in 1984
Justice Ruma Pal (b. 1941), former judge of the Supreme Court of India
Radhabinod Pal (1886-1967), Indian jurist who was a member of the United Nations' International Law Commission from 1952 to 1966
Debi Prasad Pal (1927-2021), Senior Advocate practicing in the Supreme Court of India and High Courts of India
Niranjan Pal (1889-1959), Indian playwright, screenwriter, and director
Colin Pal (1923-2005), Hindi film actor, technician, journalist, and publicist
Amar Pal (1922-2019), Indian Bengali folk singer and author
Gogi Saroj Pal (1945-2024), Indian artist
Pal Eugen Bucher Skjonberg (1919-2014), Norwegian actor

Citations +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/