Pascual History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The distinguished surname Pascual is of Spanish origin and is derived from the first-name of the father of the original bearer. In this case the surname is derived from the personal name Pascual or Paschal. Thus, the surname Pascual simply signifies "son of Pascual." The name was made popular by devotion to the ninth century pope and saint Pope Paschal I (817-824).
Early Origins of the Pascual family
The surname Pascual was first found in the mountainous Basque regions in the valley of Zárate. The Earliest records of the surname Pascual are of a family of Spanish origin who settled in Italy near the city of Lucera in 1400.
Early History of the Pascual family
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Pascual Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Pascuel, Pasqual, Pascale and others.
Early Notables of the Pascual family
Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was
- Domenico Pascual, a captain in the Spanish military during the siege of Barcelona in 1668...
Pascual Ranking
In the United States, the name Pascual is the 5,696th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Pascual is ranked the 1,939th most popular surname with an estimated 3,196 people with that name. 2
Pascual migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Pascual Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Ana Pascual, aged 42, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1818 3
- Esteban Pascual, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1823 3
- Francisco Pascual, aged 35, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1827 3
- Marcos Pascual, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1833 3
- Pedro Pascual, who arrived in America in 1835 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Pascual (post 1700) +
- Carlos Pascual (b. 1958), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, 2000 4
- Virginia Ruano Pascual (b. 1973), Spanish professional female tennis player
- Camilo Alberto "Lus" Pascual (b. 1934), Cuban former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher
- Luis Pascual Silverio (b. 1956), Dominican Republic former Major League Baseball coach
- Ernst Pascual Jordan (1902-1980), German theoretical and mathematical physicist, recipient of the Max Planck Medal (1942)
- José Pascual Monzo (b. 1952), Spanish politician
- Diether Pascual Ocampo (b. 1976), Filipino actor, singer and model
- Carles Pascual Soldevila (b. 1908), Spanish architect
- Alfred Pascual Ribera (b. 1906), Spanish painter
- Felicitas Pascual Piedad (b. 1930), nutritionist from the Philippines
Citations +
- "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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html