Kasch

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)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kasch is the 32865^th 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

1. cherry