Panel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Etymology of Panel

What does the name Panel mean?

On the Scottish west coast, the Panel family was born among the ancient Dalriadan clans. Their name comes from the personal name Payne. Panel is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Although this interpretation of the etymology of the surname Panel is uncertain, it is generally accepted at the present time.

Early Origins of the Panel family

The surname Panel was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Panel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Panel research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1180, 1265 and 1821 are included under the topic Early Panel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Panel Spelling Variations

In the Middle Ages, the translation between Gaelic and English was not a highly developed process. Spelling was not yet standardized, and so, an enormous number of spelling variations appear in records of early Scottish names. Panel has appeared as Pagan, Paganell, Paganel, Pagnell and others.

Early Notables of the Panel family

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Panel Ranking

France, the name Panel is the 8,993^rd most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 1

Panel migration to the United States +

These settlers arrived in North America at a time when the east was burgeoning with prosperous colonies and the expanses of the west were just being opened up. The American War of Independence was also imminent. Some Scots stayed to fight for a new country, while others who remained loyal went north as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of all of them went on to rediscover their heritage in the 20th century through highland games and other patriotic Scottish events. The Panel were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Panel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Nicolas Panel, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1816 2
George Panel, who arrived in New York, NY in 1817 2

Sources +

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)