The Hebrides islands and the west coast of Scotland are the ancestral home of the Packan family. Their name comes from the personal name Payne. Packan is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Although this interpretation of the etymology of the surname Packan is uncertain, it is generally accepted at the present time.
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Early Origins of the Packan family
The surname Packan 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.
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Early History of the Packan family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Packan research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1180, 1265 and 1821 are included under the topic Early Packan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Packan Spelling Variations
Medieval translation of Gaelic names could not be referred to as an accurate process. Spelling was not yet standardized, and names in documents from that era are riddled with spelling variations. Packan has been written as Pagan, Paganell, Paganel, Pagnell and others.
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Early Notables of the Packan family
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Migration of the Packan family
Ancestors of many of the Dalriadan families who crossed the Atlantic still live along the east coast of the United States and Canada. Some Scottish settlers arrived in Canada during the American War of Independence as United Empire Loyalists, while others stayed south to fight for a new nation. The descendants of Scottish settlers in both countries began to rediscover their heritage in the 19th and 20th centuries through Clan societies and highland games. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Packan or a variant listed above: James Pagan, who came to Virginia in 1688; Robert Pagan, who arrived in Maine in 1748; Thomas Pagan, who arrived in St. John, N.B. in 1800; William Pagan, who came to New York in 1766.
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