Show ContentsPilch History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Pilch family

The surname Pilch was first found in Inverness, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.

Early History of the Pilch family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pilch research. Another 112 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1263 and 1376 are included under the topic Early Pilch History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pilch Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Pilcher, Pilchert, Pilche, Pylche, Piltch and others.

Early Notables of the Pilch family

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Migration of the Pilch family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Pilcher, who arrived in Virginia in 1652; Steven Pilcher, who came to Maryland in 1684; and William Pilchert, who arrived in Virginia in 1663.


Contemporary Notables of the name Pilch (post 1700) +

  • John Pilch, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1964 1
  • Henry Pilch, American politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1920 1
  • Frederick R. Pilch, American politician, Mayor of Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1920-24 1
  • Debra Pilch, American Democratic Party politician, Presidential Elector for Colorado, 2012 1
  • Alex Pilch (1913-1980), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives 32nd District, 1967-72 1
  • Jerzy Pilch (1952-2020), Polish writer, columnist, and journalist
  • Fuller Pilch (1804-1870), English cricketer from Horningtoft, near Fakenham, Norfolk
  • Herbert Pilch (b. 1927), German linguist and celtologist
  • Adalbert Pilch (1917-2004), Austrian painter and graphic artist
  • Hartmut Pilch (b. 1963), German, founded the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure
  • ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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