208:. As a name in England, Pace has at least two possible origins. The first is from an early medieval nickname for a mild-mannered and even-tempered man, derived from the Anglo-Norman-French and Middle English word "pace" or "pece", ultimately from the Latin "pax" or "pacis", meaning "peace". The second possible origin is from the result of confusion with the personal name "Pash" or "Pask(e)", used frequently in medieval England as both a Christian name and as a nickname for a person born at Easter, or one having some other connection with that festival, such as a feudal obligation to provide a service, or make a payment, on that date.
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It has also been argued that Pace is an unusual surname of French origins, and the first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John Pais, which was dated 1219, in the "Register of the
Freemen of Leicester", during the reign of King Henry III, known as "The Frenchman", 1216–1272.
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Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In
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The pronunciation varies according to a family's origins and linguistic heritage, but the most commonly used are the
English "Pace", rhyming with "race", the Italian "PAH-chay", and the Maltese "PAH-ch".
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include the marriage of Alice Pace to Thomas Picket in 1539 at St. Michael
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Italian, while most Paces in Germany are probably connected with someone of the name who originated in England.
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declension of "pax" in Latin, which in
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later "took its name from "the family of Pascy, or Pacey".
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with the surname Pace and it can take up pages in the
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16:Family name
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792:In fiction
785:Wayne Pace
767:Peter Pace
707:Homer Pace
701:Harry Pace
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564:Jamie Pace
426:Pax, pacis
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620:John Pace
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