Show ContentsPac History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Pac family

The surname Pac was first found in Polesie, the largest province of Poland. It is inhabited by Ruthenians, called Polesians, of Ukrainian descent. The main towns are those of Brest Litovsk, Pinsk, Kobryn, Kamenets, Litovsk, and Luninets. It was in this province that the renowned Radziwills and Sapiehas held their vast estates. Wolczyn was the seat of the Czartoryski family. The surname became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Early History of the Pac family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pac research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1400 is included under the topic Early Pac History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pac Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pac, Pack, Pacc, Pacewicze, Pacewicz and others.

Early Notables of the Pac family

Prominent among those of the name Pac in this period were

  • the Pacc family of Polesie


United States Pac migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pac Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Catharine Pac, who arrived at New York, NY in 1866

Contemporary Notables of the name Pac (post 1700) +

  • Louis Michel Pac de Gozdawa, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 1

Empress of Ireland
  • Mr. Vavyence Pac (d. 1914), Polish Third Class Passenger from Kraków, Poland who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 2


  1. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, June 16) Louis Pac. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  2. Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html


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