Tesch History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Germany

The German surname Tesch is believed by etymologists to have formed independent from various sources. In some instances, the surname was of toponymic origin, from the place named Teschen in Schlesien and East Prussia. The surname was likely also derived from the German word "tasche," meaning "an overhang, angle and corner," and would have been originally born by someone living near such a geographic feature. Alternatively, Tesch was of occupational origin, from the German word "tasche" meaning "purse," and thus referring to a maker of purses. There was also a Slavic personal name Tesmar, which may have given rise to Tesch as a patronymic name.

Early Origins of the Tesch family

The surname Tesch was first found in East Prussia.

Early History of the Tesch family

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Tesch Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tesh, Tesch, Tesche, Teschen, Teschke, Teschner, Teschemaker and many more.

Early Notables of the Tesch family

Notables bearing the name Tesch of this period include

Marie Christine d'Autriche (1742-1798), Duchess of Saxe-Teschen...
There was also a von Tesch family of Finland...

Tesch Ranking

In the United States, the name Tesch is the 7,058^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Tesch migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Tesch Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Michel Tesch, who arrived in America in 1741 2
Johann Peter Tesch, who landed in America in 1741 2
Simon Philipp Tesch, who landed in America in 1741 2
Georg Friederich Tesch, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 2
Henrich Peter Tesch, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752 2
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Tesch Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Dorothea Luise Tesch, who arrived in America in 1843 2
Johann Ludwig Tesch, who landed in Galveston, Tex in 1850 2
Lina Tesch, aged 28, who arrived in New York, NY in 1876 2
Charles F Tesch, who landed in Colorado in 1880 2
Carl A F Tesch, who arrived in Mississippi in 1898 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Tesch (post 1700) +

Al Tesch (1891-1947), nicknamed "Tiny", American Major League Baseball baseball second baseman who played in 1915 for the Brooklyn Tip-Tops
Carl A Tesch (b. 1867), American clergyman in Minnesota
Silke Tesch (b. 1958), German politician
Bruno Emil Tesch (1890-1946), German chemist and co-inventor of the insecticide Zyklon B, co-founder and owner of Tesch & Stabenow (called Testa), a pest control company in 1924
Willy Tesch, Swedish bronze medalist sprint canoer at the 1970 World Championships
Victor Jean-Baptiste Tesch (1812-1892), Luxembourgish and Belgian jurist, industrialist, journalist
Liesl Tesch (b. 1969), Australian gold medalist wheelchair basketball player at the 2012 Paralympic Games

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)