Pascual Surname: Origin and Coat of Arms
What does Pascual mean, and where does it come from? Here is a brief introduction.
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Origin of the Pascual name
Pascual comes from the given name Pascual, Latin Paschalis, "of Easter", from Pascha, the Easter feast. It was often given to children born at Easter, and the cult of Saint Paschal Baylon added to its popularity. The surname is most common in eastern Spain, in Catalonia, Valencia, Murcia and Aragon, and across Latin America.
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Pascual name FAQ
What does the Pascual name mean?
Of Easter. Common variants include Pasqual, Pascal, Pascuala.
Where does the Pascual surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, Argentina and the Philippines.
Is there a Pascual coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals, not whole surnames, so there is no single Pascual crest. Herald Lab paints a personalized Pascual coat of arms based on historic heraldry.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Sources: Roberto Faure, María Asunción Ribes & Antonio García, Diccionario de apellidos españoles (Espasa, 2001); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).