Show ContentsJeschke History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The roots of the distinguished surname Jeschke 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 Jeschke."

Early Origins of the Jeschke family

The surname Jeschke was first found in East Germany, particularly Saxony and Silesia, where the diminutive "Jeschke" was a common first name during the 14th century. It is likely that Jeschke was first used as a surname in this region.

Early History of the Jeschke family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jeschke research. Another 99 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1373, 1761, 1789 and 1828 are included under the topic Early Jeschke History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jeschke 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.

Early Notables of the Jeschke family

Prominent bearers of the family name Jeschke at this time were

  • Alexander Ernst Jeschke (1761-1828), a preacher, and Johann Jeschke (c.1789), a Bohemian musician and teacher


United States Jeschke migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jeschke Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Caroline Jeschke, aged 50, who landed in New York, NY in 1874 [1]
  • Ferd. Jeschke, aged 43, who immigrated to the United States, in 1892
  • Bertha Jeschke, aged 7, who landed in America, in 1894
  • Auguste Jeschke, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States, in 1895
Jeschke Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Georg Jeschke, aged 11, who immigrated to the United States from Berlin, Germany, in 1910
  • Jan Jeschke, aged 33, who landed in America from Brady, Austria, in 1910
  • Anton Jeschke, aged 23, who landed in America from Nakel, Germany, in 1911
  • Emil Jeschke, aged 37, who settled in America from Miropol, Russia, in 1913
  • Gustav Jeschke, aged 40, who landed in America from Mannheim Germany, in 1913
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Jeschke migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jeschke Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Carl Jeschke, aged 23, who arrived in Quebec in 1868

Contemporary Notables of the name Jeschke (post 1700) +

  • Andreas Jeschke (b. 1966), retired German football forward
  • Sabina Jeschke (b. 1968), Swiss-born, German university professor for Mechanical Engineering at the RWTH Aachen University
  • Norman Jeschke (b. 1979), German pair skater at the 2002 Winter Olympics
  • Paul Jeschke, German director of trade
  • Wolfgang Jeschke (b. 1936), German science fiction author
  • Friedrich Jeschke (1891-1961), well-known German actor, appeared in many silent movies
  • Marta Jeschke (b. 1986), Polish sprinter at the 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Hans Jeschke (b. 1903), professor of Romance languages and literature


  1. 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)


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