Pastorius

English

Etymology

Latinized form of German Schäfer (“shepherd”), from Latin pāstor (“shepherd”).

Proper noun

Pastorius (plural Pastoriuses)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pastorius is the 33856^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 672 individuals. Pastorius is most common among White (96.73%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pastorius”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• pistosaur