Esch Surname

39,686th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Esch Surname User-submission:

This surname, of Anglo-Saxon origin, is either a topographical name for someone who lived near a prominent ash tree, deriving from the Olde English pre-7th Century oesc, meaning 'ash', or it may be a locational name from some minor place so named.

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Esch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,1861:11,2031,430
United States3,9521:91,71510,314
France6661:99,73414,621
Netherlands3901:43,3007,362
Canada2821:130,65813,594
Brazil2571:832,97430,116
Belgium1521:75,63611,994
South Africa751:722,36951,132
Austria571:149,39419,936
Luxembourg521:11,1641,923
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
England311:1,797,35772,927
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
China31:455,773,85521,925
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Dominica11:75,891912
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Malta11:430,2723,380
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4431:113,36011,239

Esch (25) may also be a first name.

Esch Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname, of Anglo-Saxon origin, is either a topographical name for someone who lived near a prominent ash tree, deriving from the Olde English pre-7th Century oesc, meaning 'ash', or it may be a locational name from some minor place so named.

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Esch Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Esch Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Esch (Russian: Ещ) is found most in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Esch? popularity and diffusion

Esch is the 39,686th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 551,002 people. Esch occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Esch live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe. Esch is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 25 people.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 7,186 people, or 1 in 11,203. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 46 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent live. Excluding Germany it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Esch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Esch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Esch surname expanded 892 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Esch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Esch last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Esch are 22.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.05% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Esch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 52.89% more than the national average, earning 529,129 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 102.19% more than the national average, earning R 480,492 per year; in United States they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning $45,426 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.02% more than the national average, earning $55,653 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oesch893,671/
Esche892,786/
Hesch891,787/
Gesch891,030/
Jesch89958/
Eisch89439/
Aesch8962/
Etsch8959/
Eusch8926/
Eshch896/
Iesch891/
Essch891/
Easch890/
Ech8612,417/
Esh866,622/
Esc8646/
Heesch802,463/
Heisch80890/
Hoesch80798/
Heusch80454/
Jesche80289/
Hetsch80267/
Giesch80161/
Hesche80161/
Hescht80138/
Hiesch80105/
Haesch8053/
Eshche8039/
Heysch8038/
Jetsch8012/
Essche805/
Estche804/
Geisch803/
Jescht803/
Hestch802/
Easech801/
Hessch801/
Jeasch801/
Geesch801/
Gessch800/
Eche7517,620/
Eich7513,074/
Yesh755,976/
Asch752,727/
Eash752,335/
Jech751,722/
Etsh751,710/
Isch751,626/
Eish751,181/
Hesh75729/
Hech75556/
Etch75532/
Echt75452/
Osch75284/
Eysh75244/
Gesh75240/
Eshe75188/
Jesh75155/
Esce7581/
Aesh7563/
Iesc7533/
Yech7532/
Ösch7527/
Eych7517/
Eesh7516/
Iech7514/
Each758/
Iesh757/
Eech757/
Escs756/
Esht755/
Essh755/
Edch755/
Oesh754/
Easc754/
Ezch753/
Eshs752/
Yesc752/
Ehsh752/
Essc752/
Esph751/
Eisc751/
Exch751/
Äsch751/
Echj751/
Echz751/
Edsh751/
Eesc751/
Ejch751/
Ejsc751/
Ehch751/
Eshc751/
Eshj751/
Esdh751/
Eush750/
Heitsch73490/
Hietsch73137/
Heesche7391/
Heetsch7314/
Hiesche7311/
Heische738/
Eschová735/
Heatsch734/
Jeitsch731/
Heessch731/
Heishch731/
Heasche731/
Yiesche731/
Hiedsch731/
Eschowa731/
Headsch730/
Es6751,668/
Hecht6736,377/
Yeshe6720,678/
Yiech6716,134/
Hosch672,874/
Etche672,548/
Jeche672,462/
Hösch671,475/
Hasch671,474/
Eiche671,401/
Gisch671,323/
Ec67951/
Ische67524/
Heche67441/
Iesce67288/
Jecht67243/
Heich67166/
Hisch67163/
Heesh67147/
Heshe67122/
Yeche67104/
Häsch6794/
Aisch6787/
Eatch6758/
Esjsc6747/
Jäsch6744/
Heitsche6743/
Oisch6741/
Yoesh6727/
Jysch6725/
Hyesh6722/
Ischt6721/
Hetch6719/
Geish6718/
Eaish6716/
Jiech6715/
Heech6715/
Jeich6713/
Edche6713/
Itsch6713/
Heish6712/
Iosch6712/
Hec'h6712/
Heach6711/
Jeschová6711/
Hechh679/
Ishch679/
Hedch678/
Eshøj678/
Etshe678/
Jeshe677/
Hesht677/
Yosch676/
Eitch675/
Ieche675/
Heash674/
Ihech674/
Hoesh674/
Jeesh674/
Hetsh674/
Jyesh673/
Hechd673/
Hejch673/
Heshh673/
Jeish672/
Jesht672/
Jeach672/
Jesce672/
Heush672/
Eicht672/
Eyche672/
Geesh672/
Aaesh672/
Yetch672/
Hesce671/
Heschová671/
Ijesh671/
Heysc671/
Hiesh671/
Eashe671/
Eassh671/
Echds671/
E'Ich671/
Eache671/
Ehish671/
Eeich671/
Haesh671/
Esshe671/
Edshe671/
Idsch671/
Jeschova671/
Hedsh671/
Hechz671/
Geshh671/
Ehsht671/
Eichh671/
Essdh671/
Eeysh671/
Jeash671/
Jesph671/
Echce671/
Uisch671/
Yezch671/
Eiszh671/
Ehych671/
Eshtd671/
Esths671/
Ettsh671/
Ezshz671/
Jesdh671/
Eishe670/
Hessh670/
Eushs670/
Easht670/
Yecht670/
Eacht670/

Esch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Esch in the Russian language
Ещes-

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Esch Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Esch
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