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Early Origins of the Pace family

The surname Pace was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor.

Early History of the Pace family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pace research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1223, 1570, 1580, 1623, 1695, 1735 and 1820 are included under the topic Early Pace History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pace Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pace, Paci, Pasi, Pase, Pasio, Paciello, Pacelli, Pacenti, Pasini, Pasino, Pasetto, Pasutti, Pascelli, Pascel and many more.

Early Notables of the Pace family

Prominent among members of the family was

Stefano (or Stephen) Pace (1695-1735), a minor Maltese mediaeval philosopher

Pace Ranking

In the United States, the name Pace is the 681^st most popular surname with an estimated 42,279 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Pace is ranked the 2,831^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2

Pace migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pace Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Pace (c. 1590-1625), an early settler and Ancient Planter of Colonial Jamestown, Virginia; he and his wife received a land grant of 100 acres later named Pace's Paines
Isabella Pace who arrived in Virginia in 1628
Henry Pace, who arrived in Virginia in 1638 3
Antho Pace who settled in Virginia in 1669
John Pace, who arrived in Maryland in 1679 3

Pace Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mary Pace, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1715-1716 3
Robert Pace, who settled in New England in 1748

Pace Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Pace, who landed in New York in 1812 3
H. Pace, who settled in Philadelphia in 1823
Fco. Pace who arrived in New Orleans in 1825
Charles Pace who settled in San Francisco in1852

Pace migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pace Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Darius Pace who settled in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1783

Pace migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Pace Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Henry Pace, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Taglioni" in 1842 4
Elizabeth Stevens Pace, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Taglioni" in 1842 4
Mr. Thomas Pace, (b. 1816), aged 35, English miner who was convicted in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England for 10 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Cornwall" on 28th February 1851, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1891 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Pace (post 1700) +

Tarrian LaShun Pace (1961-2022), American gospel singer–songwriter, a Stellar Award winner and evangelist
Jim Pace (1961-2020), American racing driver
Glenn Leroy Pace (1940-2017), American religious leader, general authority of the LDS Church (1985-2017)
Scott Norman Pace (b. 1959), American current Director of the Space Policy Institute at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University
Nick Pace (b. 1987), American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the bantamweight division
Lee Grinner Pace (b. 1979), American Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award nominated actor, known for his roles in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Fall (2006)
Calvin Lamar Pace (b. 1980), American football outside linebacker for the New York Jets
Frank Pace Jr. (1912-1988), American 3rd United States Secretary of the Army (1950-1953)
Stephen Pace (1918-2010), American Abstract expressionist painter, co-eponym of the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries
Olin Stephen Pace (1891-1970), American politician and lawyer, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia (1937-1951)
... (Another 51 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Pace family +

USS Arizona

Mr. Amos Paul Pace, American Boatswain's Mate First Class from California, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 6

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) TAGLIONI 1842. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1842Taglioni.gif
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 11th March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/cornwall
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html