Pane History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Venice, one of the oldest and most beautiful regions of Italy, is the esteemed birthplace of numerous prominent families, and of a family that bears the surname Pane. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for them to adopt a second name to identify themselves, as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Pane was a surname derived from an occupation. Occupational surnames, which are less common than other types of surnames in Italy, date back to the feudal era. The surname Pane is an occupational name for a a baker, or someone who sold bread having been derived from the Italian word "pane," which means "bread" and from the Latin "panis," with the root of the meaning being derived from the verb "to feed or nourish."

Early Origins of the Pane family

The surname Pane was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. Earliest records are found with the famous and powerful Panico family, with Count Alberto in 1068.

Early History of the Pane family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pane research. The years 1400, 1405, 1487, 1734 and 1828 are included under the topic Early Pane History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pane Spelling Variations

There are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Pane are Pane, Pani, Lo Pane, Lopane, Panelli, Panello, Panella, Panetti, Panetta, Panozzo, Panacci, Paniccia, Panizza, Pannain, Panormo, Pandone, Panizzi, Paniza, Panizzoni, Panini, Pannini, Panici, Panico and many more.

Early Notables of the Pane family

Prominent among members of the family was

Domenico del Pane was a 17th century male soprano and became choir director at the Papal chapel in Rome. Among his compositions were numerous masses, madrigals, and motets. Vincenzo Panormo was a viol...

Pane migration to the United States +

An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Pane or a variant listed above:

Pane Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mathew Pane, who landed in Virginia in 1658 1
John Pane, who landed in Maryland in 1663 1
Thomas Pane, who arrived in Maryland in 1665 1
Richard Pane, who arrived in Maryland in 1675 1
Robert Pane, who landed in Maryland in 1678 1
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Pane Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Pane, who landed in Virginia in 1703 1
Jane Pane, who arrived in Virginia in 1714 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Pane (post 1700) +

Michele Pane (1876-1953), Italian-born, American symbolist poet and journalist
Karen W. Pane, American administrator, former Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning at the Department of Veterans Affairs
Irma Pane, Indonesian American pop singer
Luigi Pane (b. 1977), Italian director and video artist
Mauro Pane (1963-2014), Italian driver, champion kart driver and owner of the company "Historic F1" in Sannazzaro de' Burgondi, the only European company that repairs and maintains vintage models of single-seater racing cars
Sanusi Pane (1905-1968), Indonesian writer, journalist, and historian
Mikill Pane (b. 1985), English rapper
Lafran Pane (1922-1991), Indonesian academic, founder of the Muslim Students' Association and National Hero of Indonesia
Gina Pane (1939-1990), French artist from Biarritz, France
Armijn Pane (1908-1970), Indonesian author

Citations +

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)