Pakwood History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Pakwood

What does the name Pakwood mean?

Pakwood is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from a family once having lived in the region of Packwood in Warwick. Pakwood is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties.

Early Origins of the Pakwood family

The surname Pakwood was first found in Warwickshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, and were Lords of the manor of Packwood, some say before the Norman Conquest in England in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Pakwood family

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Pakwood Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Pakwood has been recorded under many different variations, including Packwoode, Packwood, Packard, Packarde, Backwood and many more.

Early Notables of the Pakwood family

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Migration of the Pakwood family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Pakwood or a variant listed above: L. W. Packwood who settled in New Orleans, La. in 1820; Augusta and Isaac Packard settled in Bristol, R.I. in 1823; Mary and Isaac Packard settled in New York, N.Y. in 1822. In Newfoundland, George Packwood settled in Round Harbour, Twillingate, in 1852..

The Pakwood Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: None is truly great but he that is truly good