| ![Show Contents]() Patch History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England The Patch surname comes from the Old English personal name Paecci. Early Origins of the Patch familyThe surname Patch was first found in Devon 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 Patch familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Patch research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Patch History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Patch Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Patch, Patches and others. Early Notables of the Patch familyNotables of this surname at this time include: Patch RankingIn the United States, the name Patch is the 6,066th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. [1]
 Patch migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Patch Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Nicholas Patch, who settled in Salem in 1630
- Edmund Patch, who arrived in New England in 1639 [2]
- Nicholas Patch, who landed in New England in 1639 [2]
- John Patch, who arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1648 [2]
- James Patch, who landed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1658 [2]
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Patch Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- John Patch, who settled in Boston in 1763
Patch Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Thomas Patch, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1869 [2]
| Contemporary Notables of the name Patch (post 1700) | + |
- Tayva Patch (1953-2015), American actress, best known for her role as Lucy Mack Smith which she played in many films
- General Alexander McCarrell Patch (1889-1945), American Commanding General 4th Army (1945) [3]
- Alexander McCarrell "Sandy" Patch (1889-1945), United States Army officer, Commanding General of the 7th Army (1944-1945)
- Helen A. Patch, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936 [4]
- Hazel Patch, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1952 [4]
- Harry D. Patch, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, 1898-1914 [4]
- Gifford Patch, American politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives from Jackson County 2nd District, 1902 [4]
- Eunice E. Patch, American politician, Delegate to New Hampshire State Constitutional Convention from Francestown, 1956 [4]
- Edson H. Patch, American politician, Member of New Hampshire State Senate 8th District, 1909-10 [4]
- E. P. Patch, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Iowa State House of Representatives from Page County, 1950 [4]
- ... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Historic Events for the Patch family | + |
HMS Royal Oak - Denis George Patch (1923-1939), British Boy 1st Class with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking [5]
Monongah Mine - Mr. Louie Patch (b. 1886), Italian coal miner who was in mine 8 at the Monongah mine on 6th December 1907 when it exploded and collapsed; he died [6]
- "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)
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2014, March 26) Alexander Patch. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Patch/Alexander_McCarrell/USA.html
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
- Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html
- Monongah Mining Disaster retrieved on 8th August 2021. (Retrieved fromhttps://usminedisasters.miningquiz.com/saxsewell/monongah.htm).
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