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The Packard family is a Western-European family originally from Suffolk, England (1327-1638) that rose to prominence with Sir Richard Packard II, Duke 1st Earl of Stonham (1468-1531). Most of the Packard family now reside in the United States of America after Samuel Packard and Elizabeth Mitchell immigrated in 1638 to Boston, Massachusetts.

During the 19th century, the Packard family made a large contribution to society that made the family name better known through The Packard Motor Company, founded by brothers James Ward Packard and William Packard in 1899.

During the 20th century, the Packard family again put their name out there through David Packard and his co-founder Bill Hewlett by founding one of the better known modern-day tech giants, Hewlett-Packard, HP (1939).