Paik History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Paik

What does the name Paik mean?

The name Paik is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from the medieval given name, Pack, which is likely a corruption of the personal name Pask. Paik is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Many patronymic surnames were formed by adopting the given name of an ancestor of the bearer, while others came from popular religious names, and from the names of secular heroes. This surname comes from the vernacular tradition, and was therefore, adopted from an ancestor.

Early Origins of the Paik family

The surname Paik was first found in Sussex where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Paik family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Paik research. Another 93 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1593, 1654, 1657, 1682, 1686, 1708, 1743 and 1749 are included under the topic Early Paik History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Paik Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Paik include Packe, Pack, Packham and others.

Early Notables of the Paik family

Sir Christopher Packe (1593?-1682), Lord Mayor of London (1654), a prominent member of the Company of Merchant Adventurers; Christopher Packe (c. 1657-1708), an English chemist; and Christopher Packe (1686–1749), an English physician...
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Paik Ranking

the United States, the name Paik is the 16,788^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Paik migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Paik Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Auton Paik, who landed in Arkansas in 1900 2

Sources +

"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)