The Paschall Family Crest

 

Due to the size of this Coat of Arms, the Historiography
is reprinted below
 

The Paschall Coat of Arms illustrated (above) was drawn by an heraldic artist from information officially recorded in ancient heraldic archives. Documentation for the Paschall Coat of Arms design can be found in Burke's General Armory. Heraldic artists of old developed their own unique language to describe an individual Coat of Arms. In their language, the Arms (shield) is as follows:

• "Ar, on a bend gu, three hedgehogs or."

When translated the Arms description is:

• "Silver on a red diagonal band 3 gold hedgehogs."

Above the shield and helmet is the Crest which is described as:

• "On a mount a Holy Lamb ppr, the flag sa."

A translation of the Crest description is:

• "On a mound a Holy Lamb of natural color the flag black."

Family mottos are believed to have originated as battle cries in medieval times. A Motto was not recorded with the Paschall Coat of Arms. (As noted there is no 'battle cry' for our Coat of Arms but
if I were to give it one on my own, it would be:
"Ya'll Come Back Now, Ya Heah!")

Individual surnames originated for the purpose of more specific identification. The four primary sources for second names were: occupation, location, father's name and personal characteristics. The surname Paschall appears to be patronymical in origin, and is believed to be associated with the French, meaning, "descendant of Pascal (Easter)." The supplementary sheet included with this report is designed to give you more information to further your understanding of the origin of names. Different spellings of the same original surname are a common occurence. Dictionaries of surnames indicate probable spelling variations. The most prominent variations of Paschall are Pascal, Paschol, Pascholl, Pascholls and Paschalls.

Census records* available disclose the fact there are approximately 925 heads of households in the United States with the old and distinguished Paschall name. The United States Census Bureau estimates there are approximately 3.2 persons per household in America today which yields an approximate total of 2960 people in the United States carrying the Paschall name. Although the figure seems relatively low, it does not signify the many important contributions that individuals bearing the Paschall name have made to history.

No genealogical representation is intended or implied by this report and it does not represent individual lineage or your family tree.

*Census records as of 1990