Harsch Surname History

Origins Available:
Israel

Etymology of Harsch

What does the name Harsch mean?

The name Harsch is an extension of the name "Hersch" ("hart") which is a "kinnui" of the Hebrew "Naphtali." A "kinnui" is a sign or symbol of a name as, for example, "Lion," or "Leo," for Judah. Most of the variations, then, are patronyms, meaning they were names given to descendants of the originator of the name. The name "Hirsch" also means "deer," so the surname Hirschberg means "deer hill," and no doubt became a common European placename.

Harsch Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hirsch, Hersperger, Hirshberg, Hirschberg, Hirschberger, Harschberger and many more.

Harsch migration to the United States +

Harsch Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Fred Harsch, who arrived in Arkansas in 1889 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Harsch (post 1700) +

Richard L. Harsch, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1988 2
Lloyd Allan Harsch, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 2008 3
Eddie Harsch (1957-2016), born Edward Hawrysch, a Canadian keyboardist, member of Detroit-based jam band Bulldog

Sources +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html