Pascoe is a Cornish given name and surname which means "Easter children" from the

Cornish language Cornish (Standard Written Form: or ) , is a Southwestern Brittonic language, Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language family. It is a List of revived languages, revived language, having become Extinct language, extinct as a livin ...

''Pask'',

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''Pascha'' ("

Easter Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the '' Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samuel ...

"). Pascoe is a Cornish

pet form A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

of the name

Pascal Pascal, Pascal's or PASCAL may refer to: People and fictional characters * Pascal (given name), including a list of people with the name * Pascal (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** Blaise Pascal, Fren ...

, introduced by the

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knights into

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after the

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started in 1066, and derives from the Latin ''paschalis'', which means "relating to Easter" from Latin ''Pascha'' ("Easter"). Alternative spellings are Pasco, Pascow and Pascho. Pascoe is the most common Cornish name. "Pascoe" is also a Russian, Ukrainian and Macedonian name as it is the modern adaptation of the Slavic name "Pasko" (Macedonian: Паско; Russian or Ukrainian: Пасько) due to 18th and 19th century migration from Eastern Europe, creating the alternative Romanised spelling. Pasco is found as

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. Pasco is also a rare Italian surname found in Northern Italy:

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Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

Veneto Veneto (, ; vec, Vèneto ) or Venetia is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about five million, ranking fourth in Italy. The region's capital is Venice while the biggest city is Verona. Veneto was part of the Roman Empire unt ...

and

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...

. Both the Italian and the English surnames share the same Latin root and derive from the

word ''Pascha''.

Notable people with this given name

* Pascoe Bioletti (

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1913–1914), English criminal who attempted to influence the results of English football games *

Pasco Bowman II Pasco Middleton Bowman II (born December 20, 1933) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Early life and education Bowman was born in Har ...

(born 1933), American senior federal judge * Pascoe Charles Glyn (1833–1904), British businessman and Liberal politician *

Pascoe Grenfell Pascoe Grenfell (3 September 1761 – 23 January 1838) was a British businessman and politician. Biography He was born at Marazion, in Cornwall. His father, Pascoe Grenfell (1729–1810), and uncle were merchants in the tin and copper business ...

(1761–1838), British businessman and politician *

Pascoe Grenfell Hill Pascoe Grenfell Hill (1804–1882) was a priest in the Church of England and an author. Life Hill, son of Major Thomas Hill, was born at Marazion, Cornwall, on 15 May 1804. He was educated at Mill Hill School, London, and at Trinity College, Dub ...

(1804–1882), British priest in the Church of England and an author * John Pascoe Grenfell, (1800–1869), British officer in the Brazilian Navy *

William Pascoe Crook William Pascoe Crook (1775–1846), a missionary, schoolmaster and pastor. He was born in Dartmouth, Devon, England on 29 April 1775. He was the first missionary to document the Marquesas Islands in an ethnographical account after he was sent by ...

(1775–1846), British missionary, schoolmaster and pastor

Notable people with the surname Pascoe

* Alan Peter Pascoe (born 1947), British athlete *

B. Lynn Pascoe Burton Lynn Pascoe (born July 7, 1943) served as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations at the UN Department of Political Affairs from 2007 to June 2012, where he oversaw the UN's diplomatic efforts to prevent and mitigate conflict around ...

, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Political Affairs *

Bruce Pascoe Bruce Pascoe (born 1947) is an Aboriginal Australian writer of literary fiction, non-fiction, poetry, essays and children's literature. As well as his own name, Pascoe has written under the pen names Murray Gray and Leopold Glass. Since August 2 ...

(born 1947), Australian writer *

Colin Pascoe Colin Pascoe (born 9 April 1965) is a Welsh former professional footballer. He attained ten caps for the Welsh national team. Playing career Club He played his club football for Swansea City, Sunderland and Blackpool. He was a part of the Sw ...

(born 1965), Welsh football player * Chris Pascoe (born 1966), English humorous author *

Derek Pascoe Derek Pascoe (born 1957) is a British musician now based in Adelaide, South Australia. He was the singing, vocalist and saxophonist in pop band Flintlock (musical group), Flintlock in the 1970s. He is a member of the jazz performance academic st ...

(born 1957), British musician, father of Sara *

Eva Pascoe Eva Pascoe (born 1964) is a Polish-born internet entrepreneur and consultant residing in London who co-founded Britain's first internet cafe, Cyberia. She has previously written for ''The Independent'' newspaper and is a commentator on techno ...

(born 1964), Polish born British internet entrepreneur *

Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe Francis Polkinghorne Pascoe (1 September 1813 – 20 June 1893) was an English entomologist mainly interested in beetles. Biography He was born in Penzance, Cornwall and trained at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London. Appointed surgeon in the Nav ...

(1813–1893), Cornish entomologist *

George Pascoe-Watson George Pascoe-Watson (born 21 August 1966) is a British journalist and public relations consultant. He was formerly the Political Editor of ''The Sun (United Kingdom), The Sun'' newspaper, succeeding Trevor Kavanagh in January 2006. He currently ...

(born 1966), British journalist * J. Ernest Pascoe (1900–1972), Canadian politician, farmer and journalist * Joaquín Gamboa Pascoe, Mexican trade union leader and politician *

John Pascoe John Henry Pascoe (born 10 December 1948) is a former Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia and Deputy Chancellor of the University of New South Wales. Background and career Pascoe was raised in and , the only child of a grazier ...

, Chief Federal Magistrate of Australia *

John Pascoe Fawkner John Pascoe Fawkner (20 October 1792 – 4 September 1869) was an early Australian pioneer, businessman and politician of Melbourne, Australia. In 1835 he financed a party of free settlers from Van Diemen's Land (now called Tasmania), to sail ...

(1792–1869), Australian pioneer, businessman and politician * Keith Pascoe (born 1959), British musician and conductor *

Len Pascoe Leonard Stephen Pascoe (born Leonard Stephen Durtanovich, 13 February 1950) is a former Australian Test cricket, Test and One Day International cricketer. Born at Bridgetown, Western Australia, Pascoe was educated at Punchbowl Boys' High School ...

(born 1950, Australian cricketer *

Mal Pascoe Malcolm Lawrence Pascoe (31 March 1933 – 24 August 2020) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. He played 94 senior Victorian Football League (VFL) games for the Essendon Football Club from 1953 to 1958, and played 177 senior Tasmani ...

(1933–2020), Australian footballer and coach * Matthew Pascoe (born 1977), Australian cricketer * McKenna "Bear" Pascoe (born 1986), American football player * Michael Pascoe, Australian financial journalist *

Paul Pascoe Arnold Paul Pascoe (26 September 1908 – 11 September 1976) was a New Zealand architect. He was born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1908; John was his twin brother. He designed airport terminal buildings for Christchurch International Airport ...

(1908–1976), New Zealand architect * Peggy Pascoe (1954–2010), American professor of history and ethnic studies * Peter Pascoe (born 1953), Australian Paralympic shooter * Robert Pascoe, (born 1932), British Adjutant-General to the Forces * Russell Pascoe (1940–1963), third-last prisoner to be executed in a British prison * Sara Pascoe (born 1981), British comedian, daughter of Derek *

Sophie Pascoe Dame Sophie Frances Pascoe (born 8 January 1993) is a New Zealand para-swimmer. She has represented New Zealand at four Summer Paralympic Games from 2008 Summer Paralympics, 2008, winning a total of eleven gold medals, seven silver medals an ...

(born 1993), New Zealand paralympic swimmer *

Thomas Pascoe Thomas Pascoe (1847–1938) was an Englishman who initially worked in the Royal Navy for seven years and also witnessed the opening of the Suez canal. After he left the naval service, he migrated to the United States, where he became a hotel d ...

(1846/48–1938), English migrant to California *

Thomas Pascoe (politician) Thomas Pascoe (23 June 1859 – 23 February 1939) was a wheat grower and politician in South Australia. He was a member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1900 to 1933, representing the North-Eastern District and its successor the ...

(1859–1939), member of South Australia's Legislative Council

Fictional characters

*Harris Pascoe, a recurring character in the Poldark series of books and television *Peter Pascoe, in Dalziel and Pascoe, series of crime novels by Reginald Hill **also in ''Dalziel and Pascoe'', BBC series based on the novels * Jackie Webb (née Pascoe), fictional character on television series ''Footballers' Wives'', played by Gillian Taylforth *

Kyle Pascoe The following is a list of actors/actresses featured in the five series' of the United Kingdom TV series ''Footballers' Wives''. Series 1 *Zöe Lucker as Tanya Turner (Series 1–5)Lucker and Taylforth are the only cast members to have starred ...

, in British drama ''Footballers' Wives'', played by Gary Lucy *Pascoe, the village pastor in Dame Ethel Smyth’s opera ''The Wreckers'' *Victor Pascow, wreck victim in Stephen King's "Pet Cemetery" .

Notable people with the surname Pasco

* Crawford Atchison Denman Pasco (1818–1898) Royal Navy officer and Australian police magistrate during the 19th century, son of John Pasco *

Isabelle Pasco Isabelle Pasco (born 25 April 1966) is a French actress and model. Pasco was born in Perpignan. She began her career as a model, modelling for photographers including: Paolo Roversi; Peter Lindberg; David Lachapelle; Helmut Newton; Antony Arm ...

(born 1966), French actress and model *

John Pasco Rear-Admiral John Pasco (1774–1853) served in the Royal Navy between 1784 and 1853, eventually rising to the rank of rear admiral. He acted as signal officer on board at the Battle of Trafalgar and notably advised on the wording of Nelson's fa ...

(1774–1853), British Admiral of Royal Navy *

Merlin Owen Pasco Merlin Owen Pasco (1892 – 6 August 1918) was a New Zealand Entomology, entomologist. Pasco discovered several species of moth previously unknown to science and collected numerous specimens. Early life and collecting Pasco was born in Kumara ...

(1892–1918), New Zealand entomologist * Richard Edward Pasco (1926–2014), British stage, screen and TV actor *

Samuel Pasco Samuel Pasco (June 28, 1834March 13, 1917) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Florida. Biography Pasco was born in London, England, to a family of Cornish ancestry. His family moved to Prince Edward Island in 1841 befo ...

(1834–1917), United States Senator from Florida

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