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    The surname Petsch

    A German surname, carried by 769 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex P320

    Petsch: #30,390 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Petsch #30,390, 769 people Petsch: #30,390 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Petsch #30,390, 769 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Petsch is more common than 81.3% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    From the German surname, from a Slavic-influenced pet form of Peter, similar to Petz, Patsch.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 769 people named Petsch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 401,490 Americans. That is down 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 799.

    #30,390
    rank among US surnames
    769
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    -3.8%
    change since 2000 (was #28,194)

    Who is named Petsch

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    95% of people named Petsch identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Petschs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Madelaine Petsch
      American actress and YouTuber, born 1994

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Petsch

    Petsch has the Soundex code P320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P320.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Petsch come from?
    From the German surname, from a Slavic-influenced pet form of Peter, similar to Petz, Patsch.
    How common is the surname Petsch?
    769 people in the United States had the surname Petsch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 401,490 Americans. It ranked 30,390th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Petsch?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Petsch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Petsch?
    Madelaine Petsch, American actress and YouTuber.
    Where is the surname Petsch most common?
    Wikidata records people named Petsch in South Africa.
    Is the surname Petsch getting more or less common?
    Less common. 799 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 769 in 2010, down 3.8%.