The roots of the distinguished surname Jescho lie in the East German region of Saxony. The name is a Slavic-German short form of the personal name Johannes, and means "son of Jescho."
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Early Origins of the Jescho family
The surname Jescho was first found in East Germany, particularly Saxony and Silesia, where the diminutive "Jescho" was a common first name during the 14th century. It is likely that Jescho was first used as a surname in this region.
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Early History of the Jescho family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jescho research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1373, 1761, 1789 and 1828 are included under the topic Early Jescho History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Jescho Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Jeschke, Jeske, Jesske, Jesskes, Jesko, Jescho, Jess, Jesse, Jesek, Jaschke, Jesche, Jäsche, Jaschek, Jasche and many more.
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Early Notables of the Jescho family
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Migration of the Jescho family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Juliana Jaschke, who settled in Georgia in 1736; Jakob Jeske, a Hessian mercenary who settled in America after fighting in the Revolutionary War, Rudolph Jaschke, who immigrated to Galveston, Texas in 1850.
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