Kerscher
surname · Latin script
Meaning: German; 1. habitational name from a place called Kirsch or Korsch
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 9 countries · latest register: dane.gov.pl, 2026
/kɐɾʃt͡ʃeɾ/(machine-generated) Portuguese · model-generated
Kerscher is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in Germany.
- DEGermany
- BRBrazil
- USUnited States
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)German; 1. habitational name from a place called Kirsch or Korsch. 2. occupational name for a grower or seller of cherries, from an agent derivative of Middle High German kirs(ch)e, kerse ‘cherry’.
Cited for this meaning 1
- Dictionary of American Family Names
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses
(measured from records)Kerscher is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Berufsname zu mhd. kirsche/kerse 'Kirsche'; meist Bauer, teils Händler, vereinzelt auch Esser. Beleg: 1271 Träger.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
In German, Berufsname: Obstbauer/Kirschbauer; zu Kirsche/Kirsch. Belegt mit 1271 Trägern.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Albert Kerscherb. 1916DEGerman soldier and Knight's Cross recipient (1916-2011)
- Gottfried Kerscherb. 1954DEGerman art historian
- Wolfgang KerscherDEPh.D. Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen 1986
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)Evidence
(measured from records)16 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 9 countries.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Kerscher come from?
- German; 1. habitational name from a place called Kirsch or Korsch. 2. occupational name for a grower or seller of cherries, from an agent derivative of Middle High German kirs(ch)e, kerse ‘cherry’. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
- How do you pronounce Kerscher?
- In Portuguese /kɐɾʃt͡ʃeɾ/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.
- What does the name Kerscher mean?
- Recorded meaning: German; 1. habitational name from a place called Kirsch or Korsch.
- In which country does Kerscher have the most bearers?
- Kerscher is most frequently recorded in Germany.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Kerscher”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.