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![Show Contents]() Passe Surname History
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 England
The history of the Passe family name begins after the Norman Conquest of 1066. They lived in Essex. The name, however, is a reference to Pasci, in Eure, Normandy, the family's place of residence prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. Early Origins of the Passe familyThe surname Passe was first found in Essex but the family were originally from Pasci in Eure, Normandy and were granted lands in Essex by Henry, Duke of Normandy through Robert, Earl of Leicester, at Much and Great Baddow. While the surname was firmly established in this are for many years, searching various rolls for the surname revealed a John Pascal in the Assize Rolls of Warwickshire in 1221, and a William Pascale in 1275 in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire. Early History of the Passe familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Passe research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1333, 1347 and 1361 are included under the topic Early Passe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Passe Spelling VariationsAnglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Pascall, Paschall, Pascale, Pascal, Paschal, Pascoll and many more. Early Notables of the Passe familyAnother 43 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Passe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Passe migration to the United States | + |
Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Passe name or one of its variants:
Passe Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Thomas Passe, who landed in Virginia in 1653 1
- Robert Passe, who arrived in Virginia in 1665 1
- 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)
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Passe migration to the United States 
