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

Perschke, 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 Perschke surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Perschke in America

Perschke is the 82908th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Perschke surname appeared 227 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 Perschke.

We can also compare 2010 data for Perschke 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 Perschke

The surname Perschke originates from Poland and first emerged during the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Polish word "parska", which translates to "boar" or "wild pig". This suggests that the name may have originally been a nickname given to someone who displayed traits associated with these animals, such as aggression or ferocity.

The earliest known record of the Perschke name dates back to the year 1287, where it appears in the Księga Henrykowska, an ancient Polish chronicle. This document mentions a certain "Piotr Perschke" who was a landowner in the village of Henrykow, near the city of Wroclaw.

During the Middle Ages, the Perschke family seemed to have been concentrated in the regions of Silesia and Greater Poland. The name can be found in various historical records from this period, including the Liber Beneficiorum, a 14th-century register of ecclesiastical benefices in the Archdiocese of Gniezno.

One notable figure bearing the Perschke name was Jan Perschke, a 15th-century merchant and trader from the city of Poznań. He is mentioned in several contemporary accounts as having established trade routes between Poland and the Hanseatic League cities of Northern Germany.

Another significant individual was Katarzyna Perschke, a noblewoman who lived in the 16th century. She was the owner of substantial landholdings in the region of Silesia and is recorded as having been involved in several legal disputes over property rights.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Perschke family migrated to the area of Pomerania, which was then part of the Kingdom of Prussia. One member of this branch, Joachim Perschke, served as a cavalry officer in the Prussian army during the reign of King Frederick the Great.

The 19th century saw the emergence of several prominent academics and intellectuals with the Perschke surname. Among them was Teodor Perschke, a renowned linguist and philologist who made significant contributions to the study of Slavic languages. He was born in 1824 and passed away in 1901.

Throughout its history, the Perschke name has also been associated with various place names and regions within Poland. For instance, there is a village called Perschkau (Polish: Perzków) located in the Opole Voivodeship, which may have derived its name from the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Perschke

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

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 Perschke 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 Perschke 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 Perschke was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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