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Pace Family Crest
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Where did the English Pace family come from? What is the English Pace family crest and coat of arms? When did the Pace family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Pace family history?

The name Pace reached English shores for the first time with the ancestors of the Pace family as they migrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Pace family lived in Cheshire. The name, however, is a reference to Pacy Sur Eure, in Evreux, Normandy, the family's place of residence prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.

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Anglo-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 Pace, Paice, Pacie, Pacy and others.

First found in Cheshire where they held a family seat from very early times. This surname is so old that they were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pace research. Another 236 words(17 lines of text) covering the year 1153 is included under the topic Early Pace History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Pace Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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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 Pace name or one of its variants:

Pace Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Richard Pace, settled in Virginia in 1626
  • Isabella Pace who arrived in Virginia in 1628
  • Henry Pace, who arrived in Virginia in 1638
  • Henry Pace, who settled in Virginia in 1638
  • Antho Pace who settled in Virginia in 1669


Pace Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Mary Pace, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1715-1716
  • Robert Pace settled in New England in 1748

Pace Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • James Pace, who landed in New York in 1812
  • H. Pace settled in Philadelphia in 1823
  • Fco. Pace who arrived in New Orleans in 1825
  • Charles Pace who settled in San Francisco in1852

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  • Calvin Pace, American football player
  • Darrell Pace, American Olympic archer
  • Nik Pace, American fashion model
  • Norman R Pace, American environmental microbiologist, University of Colorado
  • Orlando Pace, American football player
  • Frank Pace, American Lawyer and Executive Officer
  • Anderson Pace (b. 1914), American chemist
  • Donald Metcalf Pace, American professor
  • Peter Pace (b. 1945), Retired four-star General in the United States Marine Corps and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • Derek Pace, English footballer who played between 1950-1966

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  • Our Ancestors by Glen Robert Johnson.
  • Pace's Smith's Baucom's (sic) by William Carroll Pace.
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  10. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
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The Pace Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Pace Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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