Pascal (surname)

Pascal

Blaise Pascal, French philosopher
Origin
Word/name	Latin, in turn of Hebrew
Meaning	related to Easter
Region of origin	France, Italy, Neo-Latin Languages
Other names
Variant form(s)	Paschal, Pasquale, Pasqual, Pascual

Pascal is a French and an Italian surname of Romance origin.^[1]

Origin of the surname

Pascal is a patronymic surname that derives from the personal given name Pascal, from Latin Paschalis,^[2] which means "relating to Easter". In France Pascal is especially found in the Southern-Eastern area, in Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,^[3] while in Italy Pascal is found in Northern-Western area, in Piedmont, Aosta Valley^[4][5] and the variant De Pascal in Friuli-Venezia Giulia.^[6][7]

People

• Adam Pascal (born 1970), American actor and singer
• Amy Pascal (born 1958), American film producer.
• André Pascal (1932–2001), French songwriter and composer
• Andrew Pascal (born 1965), American businessman in the gaming industry.
• Blaise Pascal (1623–1662), French mathematician and philosopher
• Chris Pascal, Co-director of the Centre for Research in Early Childhood
• Christine Pascal (1953 – 1996), French actress, writer and director
• Dave Pascal (1918 – 2003), American cartoonist
• Ernest Pascal (1896 – 1966), English-American writer
• Étienne Pascal (1588–1651), French judge and amateur scientist, father of Blaise
• Fabian Pascal, Romanian-American computer scientist
• Francine Pascal, American author
• Francoise Pascal, Mauritian actress
• Gabriel Pascal, Romanian film producer and director
• Gisèle Pascal, French actress
• Jacqueline Pascal (1625–1661), the sister of Blaise
• Jean-Claude Pascal, French singer
• Jean-Thenistor Pascal, Haitian-Canadian professional boxer
• John Pascal, American playwright
• Julia Pascal, British playwright
• Maite Orsini Pascal, Chilean actress and model
• Marie-Georges Pascal, French actress
• Marta Pascal (born 1983), Spanish politician
• Mary Ann Pascal, American actress
• Nelon Pascal, West Indian cricketer
• Olivia Pascal, German actress
• Paul Pascal (1839 - 1905), French landscape painter
• Pedro Pascal, Chilean-American actor
• Robert A. Pascal, American politician
• Zach Pascal (born 1994), American football player

Fictional characters

• Ana Pascal, the love interest of the main character from the film Stranger than Fiction (2006)
• Mattia Pascal, the main character in The Late Mattia Pascal, novel by Luigi Pirandello
• Esmée Pascal, a police officer appearing in the second season of Dexter

References

1. "Pascal - Name Meaning and Origin". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
2. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
3. L'encyclopédie des noms de familles
4. Gens Labo Net, surnames in Italy
5. Cognomix, surnames in Italy
6. Gens Labo Net, surnames in Italy
7. Cognomix, surnames in Italy

See also

• Pascal (given name)
• Pascal (disambiguation)