Show ContentsPavlich History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Pavlich is derived from the given name Pavel, which is the Slavic form of the name Paul. Paul was originally derived from the Latin word Paulus, which meant small. The popularity of the given name Paul is a result of the widespread devotion to the apostle St. Paul and also to the frequency of the surname among the Roman pontiffs, six of whom to date have been named Pope Paul. In Eastern Europe, the name was common because of the Russian Tsar Paul I, who was Tsar from 1754 to 1801.


United States Pavlich migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pavlich Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Ivan Pavlich, aged 28, who landed in America from Neu Sandec, in 1892
  • Eliza E. Pavlich, aged 9, who settled in America, in 1894
Pavlich Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Rogden Pavlich, aged 40, who landed in America from Magis, Croatia, in 1905
  • Louis Pavlich, aged 21, who immigrated to America, in 1907
  • Franz Pavlich, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States from Oberfeld, Austria, in 1908
  • Caterina Pavlich, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from Dauschals, Austria, in 1912

Contemporary Notables of the name Pavlich (post 1700) +

  • Patricia M. Pavlich (b. 1936), American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 2004 [1]
  • Matthew Pavlich (b. 1981), professional Australian rules footballer


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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