On the Scottish west coast, the Pangle family was born among the ancient Dalriadan clans. Their name comes from the personal name
Payne. Pangle is a patronymic
surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames
. Although this interpretation of the etymology of the surname Pangle is uncertain, it is generally accepted at the present time.
Early Origins of the Pangle family
The surname Pangle was first found in Yorkshire
, where they held a family seat
from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy
, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Early History of the Pangle family
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Pangle Spelling Variations
In various documents Pangle has been spelled Since medieval scribes still spelled according to sound, records from that era contain an enormous number of spelling variations
. Pagan, Paganell, Paganel, Pagnell and others.
Early Notables of the Pangle family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Pangle family to the New World and Oceana
Significant portions of the populations of both the United States and Canada are still made up of the ancestors of Dalriadan families. Some of those in Canada originally settled the United States, but went north as United Empire Loyalists in the American War of Independence
. The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw the ancestors of many Scots on both sides of the border begin to recover their collective national heritage through Clan
societies and highland games. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: James Pagan, who came to Virginia in 1688; Robert Pagan, who arrived in Maine in 1748; Thomas Pagan, who arrived in St. John, N.B. in 1800; William Pagan, who came to New York in 1766.
Contemporary Notables of the name Pangle (post 1700)
- Lorraine Smith Pangle, American philosopher and professor of philosophy in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin, wife of Thomas Pangle
- Thomas Lee Pangle FRSC (b. 1944), American political scientist
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