The reisch Surname

reisch Name Meaning and History

German: from Middle High German risch, rusch ‘reed’ or ‘rush’, a topographic name for someone who lived near a reedbed, or a habitational name from any of several places in Bavaria and Moravia named Reisch from the same word.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The reisch name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the reisch family name as far back in history as possible.

reisch Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of reisch Families in the US in 1920

Number of reisch families

18-33

7-17

1-6

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Reisch Brewery Archives	Mary	1
Johann Jacob Reisch in N.Y. ~ 1710	BasketLady420	0
HODGE, Lloyd J.; b. 7 May 1933, Pottawatomie Co, KS; d. 11 Jan 2004, Stephenville, TX; married REISCH	A	0
Daniel or Samuel Reisch	Bill Flint (Reisch)	8
Dorothy Reisch in MN	nlietz1	0
Reisch family search	Jane Brown	0
Reisch Family	suzanne carnes	13
Dauphin County Reisches	Dave	2
Susan Reisch - Pennsylvania	Nisey3	4
Reisch genealogy	Betty Wawro	5

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