Explore the Family Name Pesch

The meaning of Pesch

1. North German (Lower Rhine): from pesch ‘pasture, meadow’ (from Latin pascuum), a topographic name for someone living by pastureland or a habitational name from either of two places so called, in the Rhineland and suburb of Cologne. 2. Germanized form of Sorbian Pěš: from a vernacular form of the Lower Sorbian personal name Pětš, an equivalent of Peter. Some characteristic forenames: German Klaus, Dieter, Guenther, Wolfgang.

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How common is the last name Pesch in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pesch saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, dropping from rank 29,543 to 31,107—a change of -5.29%. The count of individuals with this surname also dipped marginally from 753 to 746, reflecting a -0.93% change. Similarly, the proportion of individuals named Pesch per 100,000 people decreased by -10.71%, from 0.28 to 0.25.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,543	#31,107	-5.29%
Count	753	746	-0.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.25	-10.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pesch

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Pesch experienced some noticeable shifts between 2000 and 2010 as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The number of individuals identifying as White dropped slightly from 95.22% to 91.96%. Meanwhile, those indicating Hispanic ethnicity increased from 1.46% to 2.82%, showing a 93.15% increase. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities also rose substantially from 1.06% to 3.49%, marking an impressive 229.25% change. No changes were recorded for individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.22%	91.96%	-3.42%
Two or More Races	1.06%	3.49%	229.25%
Hispanic	1.46%	2.82%	93.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.67%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.46%	0%	0%