Paquet Family History
Paquet Name Meaning
Altered form of French Pasquier ‘pasture’. Compare Paquette and Parquette . French: from Old French pacquet ‘bundle (of faggots)’ a diminutive of paque ‘parcel’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a gatherer or seller of firewood or kindling. French: from a pet form of Pa(s)que a female personal name derived from Pasques ‘Easter’ (see Paschal ). Compare Paquette Parker 2 and Perkins
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022