The Esch Surname
Esch Name Meaning and History
- habitational name from any of several places named Esch, from Old High German asc ‘ash’, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a prominent ash tree.
- from Middle High German ezzisch ‘seeded field’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by an area where grain was grown or perhaps a status name for someone who owned such land.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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