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    The surname Pascal

    A patronymic surname, carried by 3,124 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /pæsˈkæl/ 2 syllables Soundex P240 Also a first name

    Pascal: #10,314 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Pascal #10,314, 3,124 people Pascal: #10,314 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Pascal #10,314, 3,124 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pascal is more common than 93.6% of them.

    Origin

    From Latin Paschālis, from paschālis (“Paschal; of or pertaining to Easter”), from pascha (“Easter”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives), for birth on Easter, or in honor of the 9th-century pope Paschal I (died 824). Doublet of Paschal. The programming language was named after French mathematician, philosopher and physicist Blaise Pascal (1623–1662).

    Pascal is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,124 people named Pascal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,830 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,555.

    #10,314
    rank among US surnames
    3,124
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +22.3%
    change since 2000 (was #11,340)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,306Elson3,12698,767
    #10,310Utterback3,12598,799
    #10,314Bullis3,12498,830
    #10,316Yong3,12398,862
    #10,320Merlo3,12298,894

    Who is named Pascal

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    47% of people named Pascal identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 47%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 38%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Pascals

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Amy Pascal
      American film producer and business executive (born 1958)
    • Adam Pascal
      American actor, born 1970
    • Jean-Louis Pascal
      Academic French architect (1837-1920)
    • Françoise Pascal
      Actress, celebrity liaison and event organiser, born 1949
    • Francine Pascal
      American writer (1932–2024)
    • Madeleine Pascal
      1960s French singer

    Notable Pascals come mostly from the United States (3), France (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Pascal

    Pascal has the Soundex code P240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P240.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Pascal come from?
    From Latin Paschālis, from paschālis (“Paschal; of or pertaining to Easter”), from pascha (“Easter”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives), for birth on Easter, or in honor of the 9th-century pope Paschal I (died 824). Doublet of Paschal. The programming language was named after French…
    How common is the surname Pascal?
    3,124 people in the United States had the surname Pascal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,830 Americans. It ranked 10,314th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Pascal?
    In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Pascal identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Pascal?
    Amy Pascal, American film producer and business executive (born 1958), followed by Adam Pascal.
    Where is the surname Pascal most common?
    Wikidata records people named Pascal in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Pascal?
    Pascal is /pæsˈkæl/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Pascal?
    Pascal is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Pascal getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,555 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,124 in 2010, up 22%.
    Is Pascal also a first name?
    Yes. Pascal is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.