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

Pazsoldan, 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 Pazsoldan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pazsoldan in America

Pazsoldan is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pazsoldan surname appeared 116 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Pazsoldan.

The history of the last name Pazsoldan

The surname "PAZSOLDAN" is believed to have originated in the region of Transylvania, which is now part of modern-day Romania. It can be traced back to the 15th century, during the time of the Hungarian Kingdom's rule over Transylvania.

The name is thought to be derived from the Hungarian words "pázs" meaning "pasture" or "meadow," and "oldal" meaning "side" or "slope." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a pasture or meadow on a hillside or sloping terrain.

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in a land registry document from the town of Sibiu (known as Hermannstadt in German) dated 1492. This document mentions a certain "Petrus Pazsoldan" as a landowner in the area.

Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, variations of the name such as "Pazsoldan," "Pazscholdann," and "Passoldan" appeared in various records and manuscripts from Transylvania, reflecting the region's diverse cultural influences and linguistic variations.

Notable individuals with the surname include Johann Pazsoldan (1612-1676), a prominent lawyer and magistrate in the city of Brașov (Kronstadt in German) during the mid-17th century. Another was Michael Pazsoldan (1745-1821), a respected scholar and educator who taught at the prestigious Honterus Gymnasium in Brașov.

In the 19th century, the name was carried by Theodor von Pazsoldan (1805-1886), a Transylvanian-born military officer who served in the Austrian Empire's army and achieved the rank of Feldmarschalleutnant (Lieutenant Field Marshal).

Another notable figure was Adolph Pazsoldan (1828-1901), a lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Hungarian Parliament representing the city of Sibiu (Hermannstadt) in the latter half of the 19th century.

Finally, in the early 20th century, Erwin Pazsoldan (1879-1958) was a respected botanist and educator who taught at various universities in Transylvania and made significant contributions to the study of the region's flora.

While the surname "PAZSOLDAN" likely originated in Transylvania, it has since spread to other parts of Europe and beyond, carried by descendants of those who bore the name throughout its long history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pazsoldan

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

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 Pazsoldan 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.

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

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