Pask Surname

130,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Pask 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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Pask Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4331:38,8825,042
United States6331:572,60546,957
Australia5501:49,0836,116
Canada2211:166,72216,788
New Zealand2071:21,8763,831
Wales1861:16,6371,803
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Estonia81:165,22626,217
India71:109,580,769786,157
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6771:36,0054,688
Wales1041:15,081894
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Pask (40) may also be a first name.

Pask 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 Pask' (i.e. Easter); compare Pascall, Noel, Christmas, Pentecost, Whitsunday, &c. v. Pash. The harder Pask is found in Wyclif.' Whanne Jhesus hadde endid all these words, he seide to his disciplis, ye weten that after tweyn days Paske schal be made': Matt.

'Witnesse in the Pask wyke Whan he yede to Emaus.' - Piers.-8.

John Pask, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1634. Thomas Paske, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1651. Married — Thomas strato (sic) and Paskey Prideaux: Reg. St. Peter, Cornhill.

1702. — Samuel Boldwin and Martha Paske: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

“Easter” in Old English. Cf. Passover.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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, Pasché; from the French, Pasque; from the German, Pasch, Paschke; a personal name.

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

Pask Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pask (Hindi: पास्क, Russian: Паск) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pask? popularity and diffusion

Pask is the 130,762nd most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,106,836 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Pask are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. Pask is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 40 people.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 1,433 people, or 1 in 38,882. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 13 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 9 percent are found and Norfolk, where 6 percent are found. Beside England this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Pask Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pask has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Pask last name increased 212 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,038 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 179 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pask Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Pask are 10.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.32% being registered with the party.

The amount Pask earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.2% more than the national average, earning R 402,084 per year; in United States they earn 14.24% more than the national average, earning $49,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $52,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paske891,769/
Pashk8921/
Pasck8912/
Paszk898/
Paesk892/
Pausk892/
Pasks891/
Paaske801,308/
Paszke80633/
Pashke80109/
Pascke8039/
Paishk8022/
Passke807/
Paschk806/
Pathsk803/
Paasck801/
Paiske801/
Pauske801/
Paszck801/
Peaske801/
Paskke801/
Peasek800/
Pasc751,455/
Posk7544/
Pesk759/
Pasq757/
Pasx752/
Paxk751/
Paschke739,918/
Paskova732,008/
Pasková73176/
Paskowa7343/
Pasczck735/
Pascgke734/
Phasquk732/
Payszek731/
Peashek731/
Patshke731/
Pattske731/
Patscke730/
Pashkova6719,850/
Poske67169/
Pesck6775/
Paszková6746/
Pásek6740/
Peaschek6726/
Paczk6710/
Poisk679/
Pászk678/
Paiskova676/
Pauschke675/
Paskhova675/
Paaschke675/
Pöske674/
Peasc673/
Pazke673/
Päske672/
Pessk672/
Pasqu672/
Pachk672/
Pausková671/
Paszkova671/
Peskh671/
Peshk671/
Paaxk671/
Posks671/
Patshcke671/
Pasgh671/
Pashchke671/
Pauzk671/
Pousk671/
Peesk671/
Pascg671/
Passg671/
Paszx671/
Peisk670/
Passchke670/
Poszk670/
Puisk670/
Pascs670/

Pask Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pask in the Hindi language
पास्कpaska-
Pask in the Russian language
Паскpask-

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