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Surname Etymology and Meaning of PASKE

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English: variant spelling of Pask.
2. Danish (Paaske): from a vernacular short form of the Latin personal name Paschalis (see Pascal), or perhaps a nickname for someone who was born at Easter, påske, or had some other particular connection with that time of year, such as owing a feudal obligation then.
3. German: from an eastern (Slavic) short form of the medieval personal names Paschasius or Paschalis (see Pascal).
4. German: habitational name from Paska in Thuringia.
5. German (Päske): from an eastern (Slavic) short form of the personal name Petrus (see Peter).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)