Pash Surname

156,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Pash Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Ester' or 'Estre.' Not from Hester or Esther, a scriptural name which I have not yet met with at the requisite period. 'Estre, court, street, town (A.N). "So long he lived in that estre, That for hys name he hight Tuncestre.

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Pash Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7861:461,14439,345
Ukraine5051:90,14412,930
India2931:2,617,97182,260
England2841:196,19017,257
Iran2461:312,12421,793
Australia1921:140,60315,124
Pakistan1071:1,669,56917,354
Russia1001:1,441,23199,834
Canada531:695,20056,020
Belarus341:279,44332,011
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
Wales271:114,6128,773
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Israel101:855,76354,181
Armenia61:488,3639,305
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1931:126,29711,831
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:253,63020,943

The alternate forms: Pásh (8) are calculated separately.

Pash (1,065) may also be a first name.

Pash Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Ester' or 'Estre.' Not from Hester or Esther, a scriptural name which I have not yet met with at the requisite period. 'Estre, court, street, town (A.N). "So long he lived in that estre, That for hys name he hight Tuncestre."

Estres, the inward parts of a building, chambers, walks, passages in a garden (A.N.); v. Will, and Werw.' (Halliwell).

'The estres of the grisly place.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

Robert de le Estre, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert del Ester, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

William del Estre, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Hester and Easter seem to be modern imitative garbs of the word.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Pasche' (i.e. Easter); v. Pask.' Also, we command that no manner of men walk in the city, nor in the suburbs by night, without torch before him, from Pasche to Michaelmas after ten of the clock, and from Michaelmas to Pasche after nine of the clock': History and Ant. York.

Hugh fil. Pasche. Cambridgeshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Joseph Pach, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Felicia relicta Pasche, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Robertus Pache, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Pasch, 1379: ibid.

Antony Pascheson, Norwich, 1571: History of Norfolk.

1770. Married — Edward Wild and Ann Pash: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-Latin-Greek-Hebrew) One born during the Passover Festival or Easter- tide [Middle English pask(e, pasche, passhe (Old French pasque), Old English pascha, Latin pascha, Greek πάσχα Hebrew pesakh, a passing-over] John Pask.—Hundred Rolls John Passhe.—Valor Eccles.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This name may be derived with nearly equal probability from several distinct sources, as: 1. From the parishes called Easter in Essex. 2. From the Christian festival, like Christmas, Noel, Pentecost, &c.: we have also Pask from Latin Pascha, Old French Pasche. 3. From the old Teutonic divinity, Ostre or Eastre. 4. It may be synonymous with Eastman and Easterling. The last derivation is supported by the form Le Ester of the H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Dutch, Pashe; from the German, Pasch; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pash Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pash Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pash (Bengali: পাশ, Hindi: पाश, Marathi: पाश, Oriya: ପାଶ, Russian: Паш) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Pásh. For other possible spellings of Pash click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pash? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pash is the 156,861st most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,612,024 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 34 percent of Pash live; 30 percent live in North America and 30 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 245,186th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 1,065 people.

The surname Pash is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 786 people, or 1 in 461,144. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 16 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 18 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Pash Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pash has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pash surname rose 397 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 675 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pash Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pash surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

The amount Pash earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.54% more than the national average, earning $44,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.81% less than the national average, earning $41,826 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pásh928/
Pasch895,207/
Peash891,820/
Paish89506/
Paysh89477/
Pashe89335/
Paush89182/
Paesh8922/
Pasht8910/
Pashs8910/
Pashh8910/
Phash897/
Pashd896/
Paash895/
Pahsh894/
Patsh892/
Passh892/
Pashz891/
Ppash890/
Pas8613,765/
Pah865,303/
Pausch804,467/
Pasche804,078/
Paasch803,587/
Phashe80817/
Paesch80478/
Pazhsh80263/
Pascht8063/
Pashch8047/
Pahash8046/
Paaish8029/
Paisch8028/
Pashth8022/
Paushe8013/
Pfasch8010/
Peasch804/
Pahsch803/
Pashsh803/
Passch802/
Paishe802/
Pashce801/
Pashhe801/
Phasch801/
Paashe801/
Patshe801/
Pastch801/
Pasddh801/
Paszch800/
Pais7555,809/
Pass7512,648/
Pesh759,430/
Pach756,940/
Paas755,504/
Paus755,467/
Paha754,835/
Pase754,494/
Pays752,222/
Pahu751,469/
Pasc751,455/
Posh751,371/
Pats751,335/
Past751,230/
Peas751,003/
Paah75325/
Phas75295/
Pasz75250/
Padh75239/
Pahs75186/
Pauh75165/
Paih75156/
Pads75140/
Pazh7536/
Paph7532/
País7530/
Phah7525/
Pahz7524/
Pasd7522/
Pahy7522/
Païs7519/
Pajh758/
Hpas756/
Ppas756/
Pazs753/
Pfah752/
Payh752/
Paës752/
Paìs752/
Pasx752/
Pajs752/
Pahc751/
Paxs751/
Bpah751/
Pasj751/
Pasp751/
Vpah751/
Bpas751/
Pashova732,820/
Paasche731,158/
Paatsch73244/
Pausche73113/
Paitsch7315/
Pauscht738/
Padshth732/
Paustch731/
Pashcht731/
Phatshe731/
Peatsch730/
Pa67380,078/
Pease6720,391/
Peach6718,146/
Pache6713,422/
Posch6712,488/
Pesch679,765/
Passe679,693/
Patch677,871/
Pause673,483/
Paizs671,218/
Phaha671,045/
Paust671,040/
Poshh67952/
Paays67717/
Pauch67672/
Paydh67632/
Paais67615/
Pfautsch67612/
Paich67469/
Paass67436/
Pfaus67364/
Pacht67355/
Paise67354/
Paszt67330/
Paats67317/
Paist67294/
Peats67279/
Patts67234/
Phase67233/
Poush67229/
Pahay67226/
Poshe67221/
Pausz67206/
Peshh67205/
Pahus67190/
Peadh67189/
Pösch67169/
Pahau67160/
Peysh67121/
Pahai67114/
Paase67114/
Pauts67110/
Pauss67105/
Patse67102/
Payht6792/
Pahas6779/
Pahac6777/
Pachh6769/
Pósch6757/
Phajh6750/
Paiss6748/
Phahu6748/
Padse6745/
Phach6745/
Päsch6742/
Paidh6741/
Paych6740/
Phais6737/
Paijh6736/
Payst6735/
Pajzs6732/
Payse6731/
Peesh6730/
Phast6729/
Phass6729/
Phaph6727/
Pahaa6727/
Poosh6725/
Pazhz6725/
Pahys6724/
Poysh6722/
Paudh6720/
Paahe6720/
Hpaha6719/
Payts6716/
Paschová6715/
Phadh6713/
Paast6713/
Pahah6712/
Paheu6711/
Paths6710/
Pahey6710/
Peush679/
Pehsh678/
Posht677/
Pasce677/
Paisz677/
Ppauh676/
Pahdh675/
Pahuh675/
Pathh675/
Pahei675/
Pachì675/
Bpaah674/
Padst674/
Pfass674/
Passt674/
Phaas674/
Pa'ah674/
Peasc673/
Paach673/
Paits673/
Paaha673/
Pauht673/
Phats673/
Peast672/
Paushova672/
Bpahe672/
Peads672/
Phaus672/
Paadh672/
Phosh672/
Pahst672/
Pahaj671/
Pauzs671/
Peasd671/
Peasz671/
Pasds671/
Peish671/
Pauseher671/
Ppais671/
Ppesh671/
Phays671/
Pahii671/
Pahhy671/
Padds671/
Phads671/
Paids671/
Hpays671/
Pazhs671/
Pasjs671/
Paschova671/
Paičs671/
Pahîţ671/
Phaih671/
Peazs671/
Potsh671/
Paxxs671/
Pfahd671/
Pachd671/
Pahaz671/
Pahyi671/
Paiht671/
Padzh671/
Paszx671/
Poish670/
Peass670/
Pfach670/
Pheas670/
Pauds670/

Pash Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pash in the Marathi language
पाशpasa91.18
पाशाpasa8.82
Pash in the Hindi language
पाशpasa74.07
पशpasa22.22
पाशाpasa3.7
Pash in the Oriya language
ପାଶpasa70.59
ପଶpasa17.65
ପଷpasa5.88
ପାସାpasa5.88
Pash in the Bengali language
পাশpasa50
পষpasa50
Pash in the Russian language
Пашpas-

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