| ![Show Contents]() Karsch History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of KarschWhat does the name Karsch mean? The name Karsch is derived from the Yiddish words "kirsch," meaning "cherry," and "baum," meaning "tree." This name is more likely to have been ornamental in its origins, rather than actually a name given to someone who lived near a cherry tree. The surname Karsch is also a veiled form of the Jewish name "Gershon" or "Gershom." Karsch Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Kirstein, Kirsten, Kirchstein, Kirchen, Kirschheim, Kirschdorf, Kirschenberg, Kirschenzweig, Kirschenblatt, Kirschenbaum, Kirchhoff, Kirsh, Kersch, Kerschman, Karsch, Kirshonovitz, Kirsbaum, Kirschbaum, Kirshenboim and many more.
| Karsch migration to the United States | + |
Karsch Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Emil Karsch, aged 28, who landed in North America in 1869 1
- Katherina Karsch, aged 22, who arrived in America in 1892 1
| Karsch migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Karsch Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Julius Karsch, (Karsz), aged 35, Polish settler who arrived in Jacksons Bay, New Zealand aboard the ship “Shakespeare” in 1876
- Marie Karsch, (Karsz), aged 35, Polish settler who arrived in Jacksons Bay, New Zealand aboard the ship “Shakespeare” in 1876
- Bertha Karsch, (Karsz), aged 12, Polish settler who arrived in Jacksons Bay, New Zealand aboard the ship “Shakespeare” in 1876
- Julius Karsch, (Karsz), aged 8, Polish settler who arrived in Jacksons Bay, New Zealand aboard the ship “Shakespeare” in 1876
- Franz Karsch, (Karsz), aged 9, Polish settler who arrived in Jacksons Bay, New Zealand aboard the ship “Shakespeare” in 1876
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Karsch (post 1700) | + |
- Douglas Allen Karsch III (b. 1969), American talk radio show host
- Tom Karsch, American former Executive Vice President and General Manager for Turner Classic Movies and Turner South
- Joachim Karsch (1897-1945), German artist, who in 1932, he won a bronze medal in the art competitions at the Los Angeles Games
- Anton Ferdinand Franz Karsch (1822-1892), German physician, botanist, microbiologist, cell biologist and natural philosopher
- Johannes Waldemar Karsch (1881-1939), German Esperantist and a state auditor
- Ferdinand Karsch -Haack (1853-1936), German arachnologist, entomologist and anthropologist
- Anna Louisa Karsch (1722-1791), German autodidact and poet
- 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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