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Pasco History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
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The old Cornish name Pasco is a patronymic surname, formed from the medieval given name Pask. Pask in turn is thought to be derived from the Middle English word "paske," which meant "Easter." 1

Alternatively the name could have been derived from an ancestor as in 'the son of Pascall'. Pascoe still exists as a font-name in Cornwall, that last sanctuary of old English personal names. 2 "Pascoe is an old and distinguished Penzance [Cornwall] name." 3 The name is "a form of Pascall, long surviving in Cornwall." 4

Early Origins of the Pasco family

The surname Pasco was first found in Cornwall where Hugo filius Pasch is listed in the Hundredorum Rolls of Cornwall in 1279. John Pascowe was listed in a record as being in that county in 1443, and a Paskell Langdon, who died in 1606 was in some instances recorded as Pascowe. 4

"Erasmus Pascoe, of Trevassick, Phillack, was sheriff of the county in 1720. William Pascoe was mayor of Truro in 1758, and Thomas Pasooe was on the Commission of the Peace for the county in 1803. William Pascow, of this county, contributed £25 to the National Defence Fund at the time of the expected invasion of the Spanish Armada in 1588. The name is at present established around Truro and in the neighbouring towns." 3

To attest the aforementioned used of the name as a forename we found Pascowe, son of John Langdon, 1571 and Paskow, son of Thomas Vivian, 1590. 2

Early History of the Pasco family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pasco research. Another 56 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1177, 1601, 1620, 1645, 1660, 1661, 1662, 1692, 1713, 1720, 1725, 1774, 1784, 1786, 1790, 1795, 1796, 1799, 1802, 1803, 1805, 1811, 1813, 1815, 1835, 1836, 1843, 1846, 1847, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, 1862, 1864, 1891 and 1893 are included under the topic Early Pasco History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pasco Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pasco, Pascoe, Pascow, Pask, Paske, Pasque and others.

Early Notables of the Pasco family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Rear Admiral John Pasco (1774-1853), born on 20 Dec. 1774, was entered on the books of the Druid, commanded by Captain George Anson Byron, in June 1784. In 1786 he served in the Pegasus with Prince Wi...

Pasco Ranking

In the United States, the name Pasco is the 12,359^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 5 However, in France, the name Pasco is ranked the 4,279^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 6

Pasco migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pasco Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Pasco, who arrived in Virginia in 1701 7

Pasco Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Richard Pasco, who landed in New York in 1840 7

Pasco migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Pasco Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Miss Maria Pasco, (b. 1841), aged 20, Cornish cook departing from Soton on 9th June 1861 aboard the ship "Atalanta" arriving in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 31st August 1861 8

Pasco migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Pasco Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mrs. Louisa Pasco, (b. 1847), aged 28, Cornish settler departing on 1st February 1875 aboard the ship "Cicero" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 19th May 1875 9
Mr. Richard Pasco, (b. 1847), aged 28, Cornish farm labourer departing on 1st February 1875 aboard the ship "Cicero" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 19th May 1875 9

Contemporary Notables of the name Pasco (post 1700) +

Duane Pasco (b. 1932), American highly regarded Native-style artist from Alaska and Seattle
B Lynn Pasco (b. 1943), American Foreign Service officer and Ambassador to Malaysia (1998- )
Samuel Pasco (1834-1917), American (b. in London, England), Democrat politician, U.S. Senator from Florida (1886-87)
Samuel Pasco (1834-1917), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Florida Democratic State Committee, 1872-80; Florida Democratic State Chair, 1876-88; Member of Democratic National Committee from Florida, 1880-90 10
Alvin Pasco (1908-1980), American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948, 1956 10
Rowanne Pasco, British Roman Catholic editor, writer and reporter
Isabelle Pasco (b. 1966), French actress and model
Richard Edward Pasco (b. 1926), CBE, is a British stage, screen and TV actor
John Pasco (1774-1853), British Rear Admiral who served in the Royal Navy between 1784 and 1853
Pasco Schiavo, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Hazleton, Pennsylvania, 1933 (acting, 1933) 11

Citations +

Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
"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)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_victoria.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Lyttelton 1858-84 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html