Find out how popular the last name Disch is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Disch.

Disch, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Disch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Disch in America

Disch is the 23920th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Disch surname appeared 1,055 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Disch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Disch to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Disch

The surname DISCH originated in Germany and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to have derived from the medieval German word "discho," meaning a dish or platter. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who made or sold dishes or pottery.

The earliest recorded instances of the DISCH surname date back to the 13th century in various regions of Germany. Historical records from this period, such as town registries and tax records, include mentions of individuals with the surname DISCH or similar spellings like Disch, Dische, and Discher.

One notable historical reference to the DISCH name can be found in the "Codex Diplomaticus Brandenburgensis," a collection of historical documents from the Brandenburg region of Germany, which includes mentions of individuals with the surname DISCH in the 14th century.

In the 15th century, the name DISCH appeared in the "Heidelberger Schöffenbücher," a series of legal records from the city of Heidelberg, indicating the presence of the DISCH family in that region during that time period.

Among the notable individuals with the DISCH surname throughout history are:

1. Johann Disch (1625-1680), a German Lutheran theologian and author from Saxony.
2. Johann Georg Disch (1694-1766), a German composer and organist from Thuringia.
3. Carl Disch (1812-1892), a German politician and member of the Prussian House of Representatives.
4. Robert Disch (1887-1973), a German-American artist and illustrator known for his work in advertising and magazine illustrations.
5. Thomas M. Disch (1940-2008), an American science fiction author and poet, best known for his novels "Camp Concentration" and "334."

The DISCH surname has also been associated with various place names throughout Germany, such as Dischingen, a town in Baden-Württemberg, and Dischau, a village in Saxony-Anhalt. These place names likely derived from the same root word as the surname, further reinforcing the connection between the name and its potential origins in pottery or dishmaking.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Disch

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Disch.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Disch was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Disch has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Disch was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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