Find out how popular the last name Pascal is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Pascal.

Pascal, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Pascal surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pascal in America

Pascal is the 10314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pascal surname appeared 3,124 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Pascal.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pascal to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Pascal

The surname Pascal originated in France during the Middle Ages. It derives from the Latin name Paschalis, which means 'related to Easter.' This name likely referred to a person born or baptized during the Easter season.

The earliest recorded instances of the Pascal name date back to the 12th century in regions like Normandy, Brittany, and Île-de-France. It was sometimes spelled as Paschal, Paschall, or Pascale in medieval records and documents.

One of the earliest known references to the Pascal name appears in the Doomsday Book, a comprehensive record of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. Here, it is spelled as Paschal.

A notable figure bearing this surname was Blaise Pascal, the renowned French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Catholic theologian, born in 1623 and died in 1662. He made significant contributions to the fields of mathematics, physics, and philosophy.

Another prominent individual with the Pascal surname was Jacqueline Pascal, the sister of Blaise Pascal, born in 1625 and died in 1661. She was a writer and a nun who played a crucial role in her brother's spiritual journey.

In the 16th century, Étienne Pascal, born in 1588 and died in 1651, was a French jurist and the father of Blaise and Jacqueline Pascal. He served as the president of the Court of Aids in Clermont-Ferrand.

The Pascal name can also be found in the medieval records of the city of Rouen, where a family called Pascal owned a significant amount of land and property in the 13th century.

During the 17th century, Claude Pascal, born in 1588 and died in 1638, was a French lawyer and the brother of Étienne Pascal. He held the position of the King's Counsel in the Parliament of Paris.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pascal

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Pascal.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Pascal was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Pascal has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Pascal was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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