Pascoe

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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:

  • Pascoe Hercules-Mason 1978 - Present Day, British Business man and Building company executive.
  • Pascoe Bioletti (fl. 1913–1914), English criminal who attempted to influence the results of English football games
  • Pascoe Charles Glyn (1833–1904), British businessman and Liberal politician
  • Pascoe Grenfell (1761–1838), British businessman and politician
  • Pascoe Grenfell Hill (1804–1882), British priest in the Church of England and an author
  • John Pascoe Grenfell, (1800–1869), British officer in the Brazilian Navy
  • William Pascoe Crook (1775–1846), British missionary, schoolmaster and pastor

Surname

Place name

Fictional characters

  • Harris Pascoe, a recurring character in the Poldark series of books and television
  • Dalziel and Pascoe, series of novels by Reginald Hill
  • Dalziel and Pascoe, popular British television crime drama
  • Jackie Webb (née Pascoe), fictional character on television series Footballers' Wives, played by Gillian Taylforth
  • Kyle Patrick Pascoe, fictional character on British drama Footballers' Wives, played by English actor Gary Lucy

Other

References

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