The pesch Surname
pesch Name Meaning and History
- North German (Lower Rhine): from pesch ‘pasture’, ‘meadow’ (Latin pascuum), a topographic name for someone living by pastureland, or a habitational name from places so called in the Rhineland and Cologne.
- Eastern German: from Peš, a Slavic short form of the personal name Peter.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 18 - Messages: 54
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| INFORMATION ON PESCH FAMILY IN IOWA | JANET PESCH WRASMANN | 10 |
| John B. Pesch Family - Fredonia, Ozaukee, Wisconsin - 1860 |
 jhspears
| 2 |
| Frieda Pesch OBIT Chicago Tribune 30 July 1931 |
zenself
| 0 |
| PESCH, JOSEPH; Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient - Civil War |
| 0 |
| Other Peschs - possible WI connection |
pesch500
| 8 |
| Pesch-VandenBosch |
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| Cornelius Pesch - Immigrated from Germany to US in 1866 |
gkjakobs
| 0 |
| St. Louis Pesch's |
ptbutler179
| 0 |
| Are you related to me? | Christian Pesch | 2 |
| hi | Sarah Pesch | 0 |
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