Pacheco History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The prestigious surname Pacheco originated in Spain, a country which has figured prominently in world affairs for hundreds of years. The name Pacheco 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 Pacheco family

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

Early History of the Pacheco family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pacheco research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1380, 1532, 1563, 1564, 1574, 1599, 1606, 1607, 1610, 1615, 1640, 1642, 1644, 1649, 1653, 1663 and 1718 are included under the topic Early Pacheco History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pacheco Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Pacheco 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 Viceroy of New Spain (1640-1642)
Francisco Pacheco (1564-1644), a Spanish painter, best known as the teacher of Diego Velázquez and Alonzo Cano
Juan Francisco Pacheco, (1606-1663), Bishop of Cuenca, Bishop of Cordoba

Pacheco Ranking

In the United States, the name Pacheco is the 642^nd most popular surname with an estimated 47,253 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Pacheco is ranked the 3,914^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Pacheco migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pacheco Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Pedro Pacheco, who arrived in America in 1510
Leonor Pacheco, who arrived in New Spain in 1534
Alonso Pacheco, who voyaged to America in 1534 with the governor of Venezuela, Jorge Spira
Melchor Pacheco, who arrived in New Spain in 1538

Pacheco Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jacob Pacheco, who arrived in America in 1679 3
Rebecah Pacheco, who landed in America in 1679 3

Pacheco Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pedro Pacheco, who arrived in America in 1816 3
Franco Pacheco, aged 37, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1831 3
Anto Pacheco, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1831 3
Cristobal Pacheco, who landed in Rio de la Plata in 1835 3
Juan Pacheco, who arrived in Rio de Is Plata in 1835 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Pacheco migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4

Pacheco Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Rebeca Pacheco, who arrived in Barbados in 1680
Jacob Pacheco, who arrived in Barbados in 1680

Contemporary Notables of the name Pacheco (post 1700) +

Fernando "Ferdie" Pacheco (1927-2017), known as "The Fight Doctor," American personal physician and cornerman for world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali
Peter Pacheco, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Miami Springs, Florida, 2005
Mike G. Pacheco, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 28th District, 1997
Mariano G. Pacheco, American politician, Member of California State Assembly 3rd District, 1852-54
Marc R. Pacheco, American Democratic Party politician;Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1996; Elected Massachusetts State Senate First Plymouth & Bristol District 2002
M. C. Pacheco, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1912,1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee)
Leonard Pacheco, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952
Gayle Pacheco, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 2008
Bob Pacheco, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 2008
Armando Pacheco, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984
... (Another 19 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies