Pals History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Pals family
The surname Pals was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie), where this illustrious family held a family seat since ancient times.
One of the first records of the family was John de St. Paul (ca.1295-1362), Archbishop of Dublin, probably a native of Owston in the West Riding of Yorkshire. "He may have been a son of Thomas and brother of Robert de St. Paul, lord of Byram in the same Riding, on whose behalf he obtained from Edward II the remission of fines imposed on Robert for his adherence to Thomas of Lancaster. He was possibly connected with Mary de St. Paul or St. Pol, daughter of the Count de St. Pol, who married Aymer de Valence, earl of Pembroke, and frequently made John de St. Paul her attorney during her absence from England. The family probably came originally from Guienne, and it had many descendants settled in Yorkshire. " 1
Early History of the Pals family
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Pals Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Saint-Pol, Saint-Paul, Saint-Pohl, Saint-Pole, Saint-Poul, Saint-Poule, Paul, Pol, Pohl and many more.
Early Notables of the Pals family
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Pals Ranking
In the United States, the name Pals is the 17,206th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2
Pals migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Pals Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- George pals, who arrived in New York in 1833 3
- A Cath Pals, who arrived in America in 1847 3
Citations +
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)