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Early Origins of the Pastor family

The surname Pastor was first found in Granada, in southern Spain.

Early History of the Pastor family

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Pastor Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pastor, Pastore, Pasteur, Pastora, Pastoral and others.

Early Notables of the Pastor family

Prominent among members of the family

  • the Pastor of Granada

Pastor Ranking

In 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]


United States Pastor migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

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.)

West Indies 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. [4]
Pastor 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-)
  • Rosana Pastor (b. 1960), Spanish actress
  • Paco Cabanes Pastor (b. 1954), Spanish professional Valencian pilota player
  • 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
  • ... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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)
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies


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