The name ‘Pace’ originates from England. It is derived from the nickname for a mild mannered and even tempered man, from the Middle English word ‘pace’, ‘pece’, meaning peace, concord, amity (from the Anglo Norman French word pace, from the Latin word ‘pax’, a genutive of ‘pacis’). Compiled information from Historical and Private archive’s has confirmed that the surname ‘Pace’ and or it’s variant’s, dates as far back as the reign of King Henry III, and Edward I, were a ‘William Pace’, from the county of Devonshire, England, is recorded on the ‘Testa de ‘Neville Liber Feodorum’. Historical archive’s have been unable to definitely determine the exact period of settlement in North America but It is believed that the forefather’s of this surname were part of the exodus of migrants that followed the Treaty of Peace signed in Paris in 1763, when great Britain obtained ownership of the whole of North America east of the Missisipi River excepting New Orleans. The chief reasons causing working class people to emigrate were, poor crop yields, high unemployment, and the misconception that America was a land of gold…
Coat of arms: Purpu…