The Pasqua surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 601 people carried this name — #37,125 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 500,000 people counted. That is down 9% from 658 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Pasqua surname
Inherited from Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin pascha (influenced by pascuum, pascua (“grazing”)), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha), ultimately from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh, “Passover”). The surname was given to someone who was born this day.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Pasqua» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 93 people named Pasqua.
20 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Corsica.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 64 people named Pasqua live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
29 people named Pasqua live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Pasqua,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giuseppina Pasqua 1851–1930 · opera singer -
Giuseppina Pasqua 1855–1930 · opera singer
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Simone Pasqua 1492–1565 · diplomat
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Ottaviano Pasqua 1541–1591 · Catholic priest
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Dante Pasqua 1898–1974 · chess player
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Dante Pasqua 1898–1974 · chess player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Pasqua.
- Pasco 2,695 · U.S. census
- Pascual 11,959 · U.S. census
- Pascucci 1,536 · U.S. census
- Pasek 991 · U.S. census
- Pasi 292 · U.S. census
- Pasini 321 · U.S. census
- Pasqual 432 · U.S. census
- Pasquale 3,726 · U.S. census
- Pasqualetti 145 · U.S. census
- Pasquali 201 · U.S. census
- Pasqualini 302 · U.S. census
- Pasque 106 · U.S. census
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