Pachón History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The prestigious surname Pachón originated in Spain, a country which has figured prominently in world affairs for hundreds of years. The name Pachón became a hereditary surname in Spain after it was brought from Portugal. This ancient surname dates back to Roman times and in 92 BC, a Roman general named Vivio Pacieco, who descended from Lucio Viminio Pacieco, served Julius Caesar in Andalucía. One of Vivio's descendants, Don Diego López Pacheco, who was also known as "el Grande" and was Ricohombre of Portugal, was the first bearer of this name in Spain.

Early Origins of the Pachón family

The surname Pachón was first found in Castile, prominent among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Pachón family

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Pachón Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pacheco, Pachico, Pachón, Pachon and others.

Early Notables of the Pachón family

Prominent among members of the family were Don Francisco Pacheco, 4th Duke of Escalona (1532-1574); Don Juan Fernández Pacheco, (1563-1615), 5th Duke of Escalona, 5th Marquis of Villena and 5th Count of Xiquena, a Spanish nobleman, Viceroy of Sicily (1607-1610); Don Diego Roque López Pacheco Cabrera y Bobadilla, 7th Duke of Escalona, (1599-1653), a Spanish nobleman and...
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Pachón migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pachón Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Philippe Alphuna Pachon, aged 27, who arrived in America from Geneva, in 1898

Pachón Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Petros Pachon, aged 20, who arrived in America from Assonan, Egypt, in 1908
Danylo Pachon, aged 26, who arrived in America from Boberka, Austria, in 1910
Fernando Pachon, aged 37, who arrived in America from Havana, Cuba, in 1916
Rozalia Pachon, aged 32, who arrived in America from Marienberg, Czechoslovakia, in 1920
Giovanni Pachon, aged 20, who arrived in America from Nesochorion, Italy, in 1923
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Contemporary Notables of the name Pachón (post 1700) +

Valentín Sergio Pachón Mosquero (b. 1977), Spanish footballer
Juan Manuel Galán Pachón (b. 1971), Colombian politician, son of the assassinated politician, and presidential candidate, Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento
Maruja Pachón (b. 1948), Colombian kidnap victim who was offered the position of Minister for Education in 1993 after her release
Pablo César Pachón Henao (b. 1983), Colombian football defender
Michel Victor Pachon (1867-1938), French physiologist, professor of physiology at the medical faculty of the University of Bordeaux