Pascoe

See also: Pasco (name)

Pascoe is a Cornish given name and surname which means "Easter children" from the Cornish language Pask, cognate of Latin Pascha ("Easter"). Pascoe is a Cornish pet form of name Pascal, introduced by the Norman knights into England after the Conquest started in 1066, and derives from the Latin paschalis, which means "relating to Easter" from Latin Pascha ("Easter"). Alternative spellings are: Pasco, Pascow, Pascho. Pascoe is the most common Cornish name.[1]

Pascoe may refer to:

Given name

Surname

Place name

Fictional characters

Other

References

  1. White, G. Pawley, A Handbook of Cornish Surnames.
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