<P> Pace is a surname in both Italian and English . In addition to being found in Italy and England, it is also found in Germany, is common in Malta, and can be found among Italian and British immigrants in the United States and other countries . Families called Pace have been prominent in Malta and in Sicily and held feudal estates in both of these areas . </P> <P> The pronunciation varies according to a family's origins and linguistic heritage, but the two most commonly used are the English "Pace", rhyming with "race", and the Italian "PAH - chay". </P> <P> There are at least two independent origins of the name Pace, one in Italy and the other in England, but in both cases it is believed to be of Latin origins . Most people called Pace in Malta have an origin in speakers of Italian, while most Paces in Germany are probably connected with someone of the name who originated in England . </P> <P> In England the spelling of the name has many variant spellings, including Peace, Paice, Pase, Payce, and others . The surname dates back to the early 13th century and early examples of the recordings include Roger Pays in the 1275 Hundred Rolls of Norfolk, William Pace in 1242 in the Book of Fees for Devon, and Peter Pece of Yorkshire in 1302 . Examples from parish registers include the marriage of Alice Pace to Thomas Picket in 1539 at St. Michael Bassishaw, and Alyse Paice who married John Garrot on August 16, 1573 at the church of St. Lawrence Pountney, both in the City of London . 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 . </P>

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