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The Pallas surname is derived from the Italian word "palla," which meant "cannon ball." Thus Pallas is generally thought to have originally been an occupational name for a someone person who made shot or cannon balls.

Early Origins of the Pallas family

The surname Pallas was first found in Rome (Italian: Roma), the capital of the Kingdom of Italy where the Palloti di Roma were located. Various families of different lines rooting from this surname were located in Piedmont, Venice, Rome, Messina, Milan, Bologna, and Palermo. Among them were the Pallotta di Macerata, Pallota di Messina, Pallotti del Pemonte. Palladio di Vincenza, Palla di Firenze.

Early History of the Pallas family

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Pallas Spelling Variations

Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms in comparison with other European surnames because they reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each of which has its distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the most standard Italian surname suffix is "I", whereas in Southern Italy the most typical surname suffix is "O". Sardinian is very different from other forms of Italian and in fact, it is considered to be its own distinct language. Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes, church officials, and the bearers of names, spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. As a consequence of the major changes in the Italian language and in the local spellings of Italian surnames that occurred over the course of history, there are numerous variations for the surname Pallas. These spelling variations include Pallotta, Pallota, Palotta, Palota, Palaini, Palaoni, Palaone, Palloni, Pallone, Paloschi, Palladio, Pallai, Pallieri, Pallio, Pallia, Palli and many more.

Early Notables of the Pallas family

Prominent among members of the family was Adriano Palladino (1610-1680), Italian painter of the Baroque era; Andrea Palladio, a famous architect born in Padua in 1508 whose accomplishments include the church of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, and numerous monuments in Vicenza, such as the famous Villa Rotunda. Vicenza is called "the city of Palladio" as a result of the many designs by the architect. Biagio Pallai, was a humanist who lived around 1550, was secretary to Popes Clement VII and Paul III and became Bishop of Foligno. Giovanni Battista...
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United States Pallas migration to the United States +

Immigrants bearing the name Pallas or a variant listed above include:

Pallas Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jose Pallas, aged 45, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1826 [1]
  • Capimiro Pallas, aged 35, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1830 [1]
  • Antje Pallas, who landed in Iowa in 1855 [1]
  • Antonio Pallas, aged 40, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1857 [1]
  • Miguel Pallas, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1876 [1]
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Pallas Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Graveuse Pallas, aged 17, who landed in America from Paris, in 1907
  • Christopher Pallas, aged 42, who landed in America, in 1924

RMS Titanic
  • Mr. Thomas Henry Michael Pallas (d. 1912), aged 42, English Fireman/Stoker from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking [2]


  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)
  2. Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html


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