# Paschal (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/paschal/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,075 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,709 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 50,822 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.3% (6,057 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpaskəl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Latin paschālis; ultimately from Hebrew פסח (pésakh). Doublet of Pascal and pascal.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Paschal in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 63% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Similar surnames

Paschall, Pascual, Pasquale, Pascal, Pascale, Pagel, Pasley, Pickle, Paisley, Piccolo, Pickel, Pixley.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.