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![Show Contents]() Pacy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Pacy evolved from the Latin word "pax," which means "peace." The surname was likely originally a nickname for a person who was of a peaceful nature, or who sought peace in the figure of Christ. Early Origins of the Pacy familyThe surname Pacy was first found in with Negusante Paci, who arrived in Italy with Emperor Federico I and settled in Bologna. Early History of the Pacy familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pacy research. The years 1445, 1545, 1581, 1603, 1796 and 1840 are included under the topic Early Pacy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pacy Spelling VariationsItalian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Pacy include Paci, Pace, Pasi, Pase, Pasio, Pacelli, Pacella, Paciello, Pacilli, Pacetti, Pacitto, Pacini, Pacino, Pacinotti, Paciotti, Paciullo, Pacenti, Paselli, Pasello, Pasetti, Pasetto, Pasini, Pasino, Pasin, Pasinetti, Pasinati, Pasinato, Pasoli, Pasolini, Pasolli, Pasotti, Pasotto, Pasutti, Pasutti, Pacioli, Pacchiarotti, Pacho and many more. Early Notables of the Pacy familyProminent among members of the family was Luca Pacioli, a mathematician in Venice in 1445; Iacopo Pacchiarotti was a painter in Siena at this time. Asprilio Pacelli was a church musician in Umbria, and moved to Rome where he became choirmaster. In 1603 he was appointed musical director of King Sigismund II at the Royal Chapel in Warsaw, Poland. Pietro Paolo Paciotti was a 16th century choirmaster in Rome and was also a composer of masses, madrigals, and motets. Salvadore Pacini was mayor of Piacenza in 1545 and...
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 Pacy migration to the United States | + |
A search of the immigration and passenger lists has shown a number of people bearing the name Pacy:
Pacy Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- George Pacy, who arrived in Virginia in 1622-1623 1
Pacy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Daniel Pacy, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Pacy (post 1700) | + |
- Lucille Pacy (b. 1892), American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1928, 1936
| Historic Events for the Pacy family | + |
- Mr. Ronald Pacy (b. 1918), English Marine serving for the Royal Marine from Hastings, Sussex, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 2
- 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)
- H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm
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