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| Origin | |
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| Languages | Russian, Ukrainian |
| Meaning | son of Pasko (Пасько)1 |
| Region of origin | Eastern Europe |
The House of Paskevich is an old Russian princely family, part of the Russian nobility, of Ukrainian Cossack origin. The transliteration from Ukrainian is Paskevych. Members of the family held the title of Knyaz and Count.2 The untitled branch of this noble house was the Pashkov family.3
Notable surname bearers
- Ivan Paskevich (1782–1856), field marshal in the Russian, Prussian, and Austrian armies
- Nicolay Paskevich (1907–2003), painter
References
References
- . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.
- https://russiannobility.org/princes-of-the-russian-empire/
- Сост. граф Александр Бобринский. Дворянские роды, внесенные в Общий Гербовник Всероссийской Империи: в 2-х т. – СПб, тип. М. М. Стасюлевича, 1890 г. Автор: Бобринский, Александр Алексеевич (1823—1903). Пашковы. Часть I. стр. 632-633. ISBN 978-5-88923-484-5.