Panich Family History
Panich Surname Meaning
Americanized form of Serbian and Croatian Panić Slovenian Panič (see Panic) and in some cases probably also of Croatian and Serbian Penić Slovenian Penič (see Penich).
Ukrainian (standard transliteration Panych) and Jewish (from Ukraine): nickname for dandy, one who wants to do a clean job from Ukrainian panych ‘young nobleman’.
Americanized form of Polish Panicz: patronymic from Pan or a status name or nickname from Old Polish panicz ‘son of lord, landowner; young nobleman’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
