Explore the Family Name Petsche

The meaning of Petsche

1. German: variant of Petsch. 2. Germanized form of Slovenian Peče: topographic name derived from peč ‘rugged rock’. In large part, Petsche is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar), and may alternatively derive from a Germanized form of Slovenian pečar ‘stove-maker’ (see Pecar). See also Petschauer, compare Peche.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the Petsche surname's popularity has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from position 30,791 to 31,211, a drop of approximately 1.36%. Despite this change in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Petsche last name increased by 4.06%, from 714 people in 2000 to 743 in 2010. The proportion of people named Petsche per 100,000 also decreased minimally, from 0.26 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010, marking a decline of around 3.85%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,791	#31,211	-1.36%
Count	714	743	4.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.25	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Petsche

Regarding ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority identifying with the Petsche surname are of White ethnicity, which slightly increased from 97.06% in 2000 to 97.58% in 2010. There was, however, a significant decrease in those identifying as Hispanic, dropping from 1.54% to 0.94%, a reduction of 38.96%. Those identifying as having two or more races also decreased from 0.84% to 0.67%. No Petsche identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.06%	97.58%	0.54%
Hispanic	1.54%	0.94%	-38.96%
Two or More Races	0.84%	0.67%	-20.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%