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

Pasko, 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 Pasko surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pasko in America

Pasko is the 18715th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pasko surname appeared 1,468 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 Pasko.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pasko 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 Pasko

The surname Pasko is of Polish origin, with its earliest known records dating back to the late 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Polish word "paska," which translates to "belt" or "girdle." This suggests that the name may have originally been an occupational surname, referring to someone who made or sold belts.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Pasko surname was primarily concentrated in the regions of Mazovia and Lesser Poland, which were part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth at the time. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the parish records of the town of Przytyk, located in the Mazovian region, where a Jan Pasko was documented in 1612.

The Pasko surname is not mentioned in any major historical manuscripts or records, such as the Domesday Book, as it originated and was primarily used in Poland. However, there are a few notable individuals who bore this surname throughout history.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the Pasko surname was Marcin Pasko, a Polish writer and historian who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He is best known for his work "Kronika Polska" (Polish Chronicle), which documented the history of Poland from its beginnings until the year 1572.

Another notable Pasko was Tomasz Pasko, a Polish military officer who fought in the Polish-Swedish War of 1655-1660. He served under the command of Stefan Czarniecki and played a crucial role in several battles against the Swedish forces.

In the 19th century, Jan Pasko (1809-1872) was a Polish painter and graphic artist who specialized in landscape and genre paintings. His works were exhibited in various galleries throughout Europe and are now part of several museum collections in Poland.

Moving into the 20th century, Stanisław Pasko (1892-1962) was a Polish politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Polish government-in-exile during World War II. He played a significant role in maintaining Poland's diplomatic presence and advocating for the country's interests on the international stage.

More recently, Józef Pasko (1927-2005) was a prominent Polish actor and director who appeared in numerous films and theater productions throughout his career. He was particularly renowned for his performances in several adaptations of works by Polish writers, such as Henryk Sienkiewicz and Stanisław Wyspiański.

While the Pasko surname has its roots in Poland, it has since spread to other parts of the world through emigration and migration patterns. However, its historical origins and earliest recorded instances can be traced back to the Polish regions of Mazovia and Lesser Poland in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pasko

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

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 Pasko 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 Pasko 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 Pasko was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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