The Dalriadan clans of ancient Scotland spawned the ancestors of the Paggand family. Their name comes from the personal name Payne. Paggand is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Although this interpretation of the etymology of the surname Paggand is uncertain, it is generally accepted at the present time.
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Early Origins of the Paggand family
The surname Paggand 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 Paggand family
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Paggand Spelling Variations
The medieval practice of spelling according to sound and repeated translation between Gaelic and English created many spelling variations of the same name. Paggand has been recorded as Pagan, Paganell, Paganel, Pagnell and others.
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Early Notables of the Paggand family
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Migration of the Paggand family
Descendents of Dalriadan-Scottish families still populate many communities across North America. They are particularly common in Canada, since many went north as United Empire Loyalists at the time of the American War of Independence. Much later, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the highland games and Clan societies that now dot North America sprang up, allowing many Scots to recover their lost national heritage. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Paggand, 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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