Pagnell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Scotland

Etymology of Pagnell

The sea-swept Hebrides islands and the west coast of Scotland are the ancestral home of the Pagnell family. Their name comes from the personal name Payne. Pagnell is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Although this interpretation of the etymology of the surname Pagnell is uncertain, it is generally accepted at the present time.

Early Origins of the Pagnell family

Early History of the Pagnell family

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Pagnell Spelling Variations

Medieval translation of Gaelic names could not be referred to as an accurate process. Spelling was not yet standardized, and names in documents from that era are riddled with spelling variations. Pagnell has been written as Pagan, Paganell, Paganel, Pagnell and others.

Early Notables of the Pagnell family

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Migration of the Pagnell family

Many of the ancestors of Dalriadan families who arrived in North America still live in communities along the east coast of Canada and the United States. In the American War of Independence many of the original settlers traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the ancestors of many Scots began recovering their collective national heritage through Clan societies, highland games, and other patriotic events. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Pagnell 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.