Fun Facts About the Name Pasco
- 432 babies named Pasco: U.S. records list 432 babies given the name Pasco from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Pasco Mean?
Pasco is a name of Latin origin meaning "born at Easter." It comes from the Latin pascha, "Easter," which derives in turn from the Hebrew Pesach, "Passover." The name goes back to a medieval personal name recorded in England as Pask, Pasc, or Paske, given to a child born at Eastertide or baptized during that season.
It is used mainly as a surname, and in that role it is most closely associated with Cornwall, where Pascoe and Pasco are traditional family names. The spelling without the final -e also appears in Italy and Spain, where it may in some cases be a shortened form of Pasquale (Italian) or Pascual (Spanish), names that share the same Easter root. Whether a particular bearer's Pasco belongs to the English and Cornish line or to one of these Romance forms is not always certain.
Pasco Name History & Origins
Names taken from religious festivals were common in medieval Europe. In England, the Latin pascha passed through Old French pasque and produced a group of personal names - Pask, Pasc, Paske, Pascal, and Paschal - that marked a child's birth or baptism at Easter. Hereditary surnames grew out of these given names. In Cornwall, where the name took hold early, the form Pascoe became common, with Pasco, Pask, and Paske as related spellings.
The surname was later carried to other English-speaking countries. In Italy and Spain it exists alongside the fuller forms Pasquale, Pasquali, and Pascual, which share the same Easter root. Pasco is far more often found as a surname than as a first name.
How Popular is the Name Pasco?
Pasco has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1919. Its best rank was #1,494 in 1907.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | #5,669 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #4,771 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #4,403 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #3,383 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #4,208 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #3,282 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,245 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #3,241 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #4,134 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #3,657 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #2,801 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1943 | #3,162 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1942 | #3,934 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,070 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1937 | #3,108 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1936 | #3,937 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,180 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1933 | #4,035 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #2,795 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1931 | #2,299 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1930 | #2,952 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #2,172 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1928 | #2,360 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1927 | #2,274 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1926 | #1,893 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1925 | #1,993 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1924 | #1,825 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1923 | #1,685 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1922 | #2,221 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1921 | #2,239 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1920 | #2,424 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1919 | #1,614 | 22 | 0.0022% |
| 1918 | #1,754 | 20 | 0.0020% |
| 1917 | #1,630 | 21 | 0.0023% |
| 1916 | #1,826 | 17 | 0.0019% |
| 1915 | #2,269 | 12 | 0.0014% |
| 1914 | #1,754 | 14 | 0.0021% |
| 1913 | #1,653 | 12 | 0.0023% |
| 1912 | #2,012 | 8 | 0.0019% |
| 1907 | #1,494 | 5 | 0.0034% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Pasco Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a power of expression, either in speaking or writing. You are in favor for studying and research. You are clever, clear-sighted and intellectual. You don't like to let others know your true feelings. You might be atheistic or agnostic. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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