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![Show Contents]() Pastor History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Sicily, one of the oldest and most beautiful island regions of Italy, is the esteemed birthplace of numerous prominent families, including the family that bears the surname Pastor. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most common type of family name found in Sicily is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's givenname, names derived from occupations are also found. Occupational surnames, which are less common than other types of surnames in Italy, date back to the feudal era. However, under the Feudal System, occupational names did not become hereditary until the offices themselves became hereditary. It was only after an occupation was inherited by several generations in lineal descent that occupational names came to be applied to entire families, and so became a hereditary surname. The surname Pastor is a common occupational name for a shepherd. The surname Pastor is derived from the Italian word pastore, which literally means shepherd. It originally comes from the Latin words pastorius or pastorino, which means pastor. This surname appeared in several places at the same time and spread rapidly because a shepherd is one of the most popular and oldest occupations of the world. Early Origins of the Pastor familyThe surname Pastor was first found in Syracuse in 1332, when Corrado Pasturella, who was elected to the Sicilian government. Early History of the Pastor familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pastor research. The years 1429, 1651, 1664 and 1719 are included under the topic Early Pastor History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Pastor Spelling VariationsThere are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Pastor are Pastore, Pastori, Pastor, Pastoressa, Pasturella, Pastorio, Pastoris, Pastorius, Pastorello, Pastrello, Pastorelli, Pastorella, Pastorino and many more. Early Notables of the Pastor familyProminent among bearers of this surname in early times was - Gerardo Pasturella, Senator in Lentini and Governor of the region of Sicily in 1429. Girolamo Pastorio was made a Knight of Castiglione in 1664 by Prince Ferdinando Gonzaga. The Pastorio family in Man...
- Daniel Francis Pastorius (1651-1719), was a New England settler, born in Sommerhausen, Frankenland, Germany
Pastor RankingIn the United States, the name Pastor is the 6,845th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Pastor is ranked the 816th most popular surname with an estimated 6,213 people with that name. 2
 Pastor migration to the United States | + |
An investigation of the immigration and passenger lists has revealed a number of people bearing the name Pastor:
Pastor Settlers in United States in the 16th Century- Mateo Pastor who settled in New Spain in 1561
- Juan Pastor who arrived in Peru in 1591
Pastor Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Antonio Pastor, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1804 3
- Celeste Pastor, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1813 3
- Celeste Pastor, who settled in New Orleans in 1813
- Wathins Pastor, aged 19, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1822 3
- Loranzo Pastor who settled in New York in 1822
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Pastor migration to West Indies | + |
The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4Pastor Settlers in West Indies in the 16th Century- Francisco Pastor who immigrated to Dominican Republic in 1536
Pastor Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century- Francisco Pastor, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1836 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Pastor (post 1700) | + |
- Tony Pastor (1837-1908), American variety performer and theater owner
- Tony Pastor (1907-1969), Italian-American singer and saxophonist
- George Pastor, American professional soccer player
- Ed Pastor (b. 1943), American politician from Arizona; U.S. representative
- Edward Lopez "Ed" Pastor (b. 1943), American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona (1991-)
- Ferdinand "Enzo" Pastor (1982-2014), Filipino racing driver who died from gunshot wounds after motorcycle-riding gunmen ambushed his truck
- Frank Pastor (b. 1957), East-German footballer
- Ernesto Pastor (1892-1921), Puerto Rican bullfighter
- Aurelio Pastor, Peruvian politician and congressman
- Toon Pastor (b. 1929), Netherlands Olympic boxer
- ... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
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