| ![Show Contents]() Kersch History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of KerschWhat does the name Kersch mean? The name Kersch 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 Kersch is also a veiled form of the Jewish name "Gershon" or "Gershom." Kersch 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.
| Kersch migration to the United States | + |
Kersch Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Mattheus Kersch, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 1
- Peter Kersch, who arrived in New York, NY in 1782 1
Kersch Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Elisabeth Kersch, aged 21, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1879 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Kersch (post 1700) | + |
- Paul Kersch, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896 2
- 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 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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