Kasch
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English
Etymology
- As a German surname, variant of Karsch, from Middle Low German karsch (“merry, lively”), a scant attested Germanic word related to Old Norse karskr (“agile, fresh”), derived by Pokorny from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ger- (“to awake”), see also Ancient Greek ἐγείρω (egeírō), Albanian ngre.
- As a Lower Sorbian surname, Germanized from Kaš, shortened from Łukaš (see Lukas).
Proper noun
Kasch (plural Kasches)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kasch is the 32865th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 698 individuals. Kasch is most common among White (94.41%) individuals.
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 390, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 390
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kasch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 280.
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German kirse.
Noun
Kasch