German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German
lerche, German Lerche ‘lark’, probably a nickname for
someone with a good singing voice, or a metonymic occupational name
for a bird-catcher. As a Jewish surname, it is most probably
ornamental.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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