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Teich

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Teich is a surname of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.

In German, the word "Teich" translates to "pond". The name likely originated as a toponymic surname, referring to individuals who lived near ponds or dikes, or who came from settlements named after these geographic features. The name was most prevalent in Silesia and Saxony.[1]

In Yiddish, "Teich" ("טייך", also transliterated as "taykh") translates to "river" and is a cognate of the German word. Known variations of the name include Teichholtz, Teichtal, and Taich. [2]

Notable people

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  • Albert Teich (1929–2010), American lawyer and politician
  • Alice Teichova (1920–2015), Austrian-born British economic historian
  • Andrew Teich (born 1960), American businessman, inventor and entrepreneur
  • Curt Teich (1877–1974), American publisher
  • Erich Teich (1908–1983), Israeli musician and military officer
  • Frank Teich (1856–1939), German-born American sculptor, stone carver, and businessman
  • Jack Teich (born 1940), American business executive and kidnapping victim
  • Karl August Teich (1838–1908), German entomologist
  • Malvin Carl Teich (born 1939), American physicist and computational neuroscientist
  • Meier Teich (1890–1975), Israeli Zionist and ghetto leader
  • Mikuláš Teich (1918–2018), Slovak-British historian of science
  • Nelson Teich (born 1957), Brazilian oncologist, former minister of health, and entrepreneur

References

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  1. ^ "Liste : Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands (DFD) : Namenforschung.net". www.namenforschung.net. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  2. ^ Guggenheimer, Heinrich Walter; Guggenheimer, Eva H. (1992). Jewish Family Names and Their Origins: An Etymological Dictionary. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. ISBN 978-0-88125-297-2.