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

Tesch, 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 Tesch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tesch in America

Tesch is the 7942nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tesch surname appeared 4,166 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Tesch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tesch 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 Tesch

The surname Tesch is of German origin, originating in the early medieval period. It is derived from the Old German word "Teisk," meaning "thick" or "heavy," which was likely used as a descriptive nickname for a sturdy or muscular person.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Tesch can be found in various German records and chronicles from the 13th and 14th centuries. One notable early bearer of the name was Heinrich Tesch, a merchant from the town of Lübeck, who is mentioned in a document dated 1295.

During the Middle Ages, the Tesch surname was primarily concentrated in the regions of northern Germany, particularly in the areas around Hamburg, Bremen, and Lübeck. It is closely associated with the Hanseatic League, a powerful medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in central and northern Europe.

In the 15th century, the name Tesch appeared in the Bürgermeisterbuch (Book of Burgomasters) of the city of Lübeck, which recorded the names of the city's governing council members. One such entry from 1487 mentions a certain Hinrich Tesch, who served as a member of the council.

The surname Tesch has also been found in various historical documents and records from other parts of Germany, such as the Duchy of Saxony-Lauenburg and the Principality of Halberstadt. In the 16th century, a notable bearer of the name was Johann Tesch, a Lutheran pastor and theologian from Lauenburg, who was born in 1510 and died in 1572.

Another prominent figure bearing the Tesch surname was Johann Philipp Tesch, a German author and philosopher who lived from 1701 to 1772. He was born in the town of Ludwigslust and is known for his work "Philosophische Betrachtungen über die Unsterblichkeit der Seele" (Philosophical Reflections on the Immortality of the Soul), published in 1737.

Throughout the centuries, the Tesch surname has also been associated with various professions and trades, including merchants, craftsmen, and scholars. In the 19th century, Carl Tesch (1816-1895) was a renowned German chemist and professor at the University of Halle, known for his contributions to analytical chemistry.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tesch

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

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

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