Pascal (surname)
Encyclopedia
Pascal is a French
and an Italian
surname
.
surname that derives from the personal given name Pascal
, from Latin Paschalis. In France Pascal is especially found in the Southern-Eastern area, in Rhône-Alpes
and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
, , while in Italy Pascal is found in Northern-Western area, in Piedmont
, Aosta Valley and the variant De Pascal in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and an Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
.
Origin of the surname
Pascal is a patronymicPatronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname that derives from the personal given name Pascal
Pascal (name)
Pascal is a common masculine Francophone given name, cognate of Italian name Pasquale, Spanish name Pascual, Catalan name Pasqual. Pascal is common in French-speaking countries, Germany and Netherlands. The correct feminine form is Pascale, Pascalle or Pascalina...
, from Latin Paschalis. In France Pascal is especially found in the Southern-Eastern area, in Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes is one of the 27 regions of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris...
and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur or PACA is one of the 27 regions of France.It is made up of:* the former French province of Provence* the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin...
, , while in Italy Pascal is found in Northern-Western area, in Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, Aosta Valley and the variant De Pascal in Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli–Venezia Giulia is one of the twenty regions of Italy, and one of five autonomous regions with special statute. The capital is Trieste. It has an area of 7,858 km² and about 1.2 million inhabitants. A natural opening to the sea for many Central European countries, the region is...
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People
- Adam PascalAdam PascalAdam Pascal is an American actor and singer known for his performance as Roger Davis in the original cast of Jonathan Larson's musical Rent on Broadway 1996, the 2005 movie version of the musical, and the Broadway Tour of Rent in 2009...
, an American actor and singer - Amy PascalAmy PascalAmy Pascal is Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc. and Chairman of SPE's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group. She oversees all development, production and marketing activities at Columbia Pictures...
, a Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment - André PascalAndré PascalAndré Pascal , born André Pascal Nicolas di Fusco in Marseille, was a French song-writer and composer.-History:As an adolescent he was already well versed in French poetry from François Villon to Alfred de Vigny. He could express himself in Alexandrian couplets, and he started to write...
, a French song-writer and composer - Blaise PascalBlaise PascalBlaise Pascal , was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic philosopher. He was a child prodigy who was educated by his father, a tax collector in Rouen...
(1623-1662), a French mathematician and philosopher - Charles A. Pascal, Jr.Charles A. Pascal, Jr.Charles A. Pascal, Jr., of Leechburg, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, was born December 24, 1963. An attorney, Pascal graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree.-School Board...
, an American politician - Christine PascalChristine PascalChristine Pascal was a French actress, writer and director.-Biography:Born in Lyon, Rhône, Pascal made her film debut at 21 in Michel Mitrani's Les Guichets du Louvre , and began an association with Bertrand Tavernier with her next film, L'Horloger de Saint-Paul...
, a French actress, writer and director - Dave PascalDave PascalDave Pascal is an American cartoonist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and elsewhere. He received the National Cartoonist Society Advertising and Illustration Award for 1968, and their Humor Comic Book Award for 1977.-External links:* *...
, an American cartoonist - Étienne PascalÉtienne PascalÉtienne Pascal was the father of Blaise Pascal. His father and mother were Martin Pascal, the treasurer of France, and Marguerite Pascal de Mons. He also had three daughters, two of whom survived past childhood: Gilberte and Jacqueline...
(1588-1651), a French judge and amateur scientist, father of Blaise - Fabian PascalFabian PascalFabian Pascal is a consultant to large software vendors such as IBM, Oracle Corporation, and Borland, but is better known as an author and seminar speaker. Born in Romania, Pascal lives in the San Francisco, CA area of the US, and works in association with Christopher J...
, an Romanian-American computer scientists - Francine PascalFrancine PascalFrancine Pascal is an author best known for creating the Sweet Valley series of young adult novels. Sweet Valley High was the backbone of the collection, and was made into a popular television series. There were also several spin-offs, including The Unicorn Club and Sweet Valley University...
, an American author - Francoise PascalFrancoise PascalFrançoise Pascal is an actress/model who was born to French Mauritian parents; Mauritius was then a colony of the United Kingdom. She is best known for her comedy role in the British sitcom Mind Your Language .-Career:...
, a Mauritian actress - Gabriel PascalGabriel PascalGabriel Pascal was a Hungarian film producer and director.Born 1894 in Arad, Austria-Hungary , Pascal was the first film producer to bring the plays of George Bernard Shaw successfully to the screen. His most famous production was Pygmalion, for which Pascal himself received an Academy Award...
, a Romanian film producer and director - Gisèle PascalGisèle PascalGisèle Pascal was a French actress and a former lover of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco.She was born Gisèle Marie Madeleine Tallone at Cannes in France...
, a French actress - Jacqueline PascalJacqueline PascalJacqueline Pascal , sister of Blaise Pascal, was born at Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne, France.Like her brother she was a prodigy, composing verses when only eight years old, and a five-act comedy at eleven. In 1646, the influence of her brother converted her to Jansenism...
(1625-1661), the sister of Blaise - Jean-Claude PascalJean-Claude PascalJean-Claude Pascal was a French comedian and singer.After surviving the Second World War in Straßburg, Pascal first studied at the Sorbonne-university and then turned to fashion-designing for Christian Dior...
, a French singer - Jean-Thenistor PascalJean PascalJean-Thenistor Pascal is a Canadian professional boxer. He is the former WBC, IBO and Ring magazine light heavyweight champion of the world.-Early life:...
, a Haitian-Canadian professional boxer - John PascalJohn PascalJohn Pascal was an American playwright, screenwriter, author, and journalist.-Career:His works included collaboration on the book for the Broadway musical George M!, which was also released on NBC, and on scripts for the ABC Daytime soap opera The Young Marrieds.Mr...
, an American playwright - Julia PascalJulia PascalJulia Pascal is a British atheist Jewish playwright and theatre director.Her stage plays include Theresa, based on the true story of a Jewish woman on Guernsey during the German occupation in the Second World War. This is the first in The Holocaust Trilogy...
, a British playwright - Maite Orsini PascalMaite OrsiniMaite Orsini Pascal is a Chilean actress and model.-Biography:Over the past two decades, Maite has played important roles in different TV series such as Los Venegas and Fuera de control . During her teenage years, she appeared in a vast number of commercials and got a few modeling gigs...
, a Chilean actress and model - Mary Ann PascalMary Ann PascalMary Ann Pascal is an American actress known for her role as Samantha "Sam" Booke on the Showtime original comedy series Brothers.-Career:...
, an American actress - Nelon PascalNelon PascalNelon Troy Pascal, born 25 April 1987 in St David's, Grenada, is a cricketer who has represented the West Indies in Tests and One Day Internationals . He is a fast bowler who bats and bowls right handed. His main first-class and List A cricket has been for the Windward Islands. He played for the...
, a West Indian cricketer - Olivia PascalOlivia PascalOlivia Pascal is a German actress.-Selected filmography:*Derrick - Season 11, Episode 5: "Tödlicher Ausweg" -External links:*...
, a German actress - Robert A. PascalRobert A. PascalRobert "Bob" A. Pascal is an American politician and a Republican who served as County Executive of Anne Arundel County, Maryland from 1975 to 1982.-Early life:...
, an American politician