Pastorius
English edit
Etymology edit
Latinized form of German Schäfer (“shepherd”), from Latin pāstor (“shepherd”).
Proper noun edit
Pastorius (plural Pastoriuses)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pastorius is the 33856th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 672 individuals. Pastorius is most common among White (96.73%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pastorius”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.