Pasquale History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Italy

Etymology of Pasquale

What does the name Pasquale mean?

From the historical and fascinating Italian region of Venice emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Pasquale family. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adapt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most common type of family name found in the region of Venice is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, the nickname type of surname is also frequently found. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Pasquale came from a person who was born on Easter day. The name Pasquale is derived from the word Pasqua, which in Italian means Easter, which is the Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Christ. The word Pasqua itself is derived from the ecclesiastical Latin word Pascha, which in turn comes from the Greek Pascha and the Hebrew Pesah (through the Aramaic Pisha). Pesah was the holiday which celebrated the liberation of the people of Israel from the slavery in Egypt, and coincided with the Christian holiday.

Early Origins of the Pasquale family

The surname Pasquale was first found in the north in Bologna, Florence, Ferrara, and of course, Venice.

Early History of the Pasquale family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pasquale research. Another 152 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1501, 1509, 1525, 1551, 1614 and 1691 are included under the topic Early Pasquale History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pasquale Spelling Variations

Surnames that originated in Italy are characterized by an enormous number of spelling variations. Some of these are derived from regional traditions and dialects. Northern names, for instance, often end in "o", while southern names tend to end in "i". Other variations come from the fact the medieval scribes tended to spell according to the sound of words, rather than any particular set of rules. The recorded variations of Pasquale include DePasquale, Pascale, Pascali, Pascalino, Pascalis, Pascalizzi, Pascarello, Pasquale, Pasqualetti, Pasquali, Pasqualigo, Pasqualini, Pasqualino, Pasqualis, Pasquarella, Pasquarelli, Pasquarello and many more.

Early Notables of the Pasquale family

Prominent among members of the family was Marc Antonio Pasqualini (1614-1691), an Italian castrato opera singer; and Ludovico Pasquali, (c. 1500-1551), an Italian author, lyric poet who was a member of a prominent Venetian family and received his degree at the University of Padua, one of the oldest in the world. Later, he took a voyage on the Adriatic and was captured by corsairs. When...
Another 65 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Pasquale Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pasquale Ranking

In the United States, the name Pasquale is the 7,657^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Pasquale migration to the United States +

Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Pasquale or a variant listed above:

Pasquale Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pietro Pasquale, aged 20, who arrived in New York in 1867 2
Felix Pasquale, who landed in Mississippi in 1882 2
Adelaide Nicaros Pasquale, aged 29, who landed in America, in 1899
Alberto Domenico Pasquale, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States from Pietracatella, in 1899

Pasquale Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Adamo Pasquale, aged 26, who settled in America from Naples, in 1901
Ambrosio Pasquale, aged 23, who landed in America from Mariglious, in 1901
Allfonso Pasquale, aged 28, who immigrated to America from Meliatta, in 1902
Alessandro Pasquale, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States from Volturara, in 1902
Alfonso Pasquale, aged 18, who landed in America from Cicciano, in 1905
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Pasquale (post 1700) +

Mauro G. Di Pasquale (b. 1945), American world champion powerlifter, bodybuilding author, columnist and low-carbohydrate diet advocate
James Di Pasquale (b. 1941), American musician and composer of contemporary classical music and music for television and films
Frank Pasquale, American legal scholar, Professor of Law at both Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School
Steven Pasquale (b. 1976), American actor, best known for his role as the New York City Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician Sean Garrity in the series Rescue Me
Joseph de Pasquale (1919-2015), American violist
Luigi De Pasquale, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 1920; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1928 3
Simone Di Pasquale (b. 1978), Italian dancer, television personality and dance teacher
Pancrazio De Pasquale (1925-1992), Italian politician, Member of the European Parliament (1979-1989)
Luigi Di Pasquale (b. 1919), Italian professional football player
Giovanni Pasquale (b. 1982), Italian football player
... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html