Bersch

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Bersch.

Proper noun

Bersch (plural Bersches)

A surname from German.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Bersch is the 38691^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 571 individuals. Bersch is most common among White (94.75%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bersch”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 147.

Bavarian

Etymology

Either derived from berschn (“to fight, punch each other”) or from Middle High German and Old High German bars (“perch, bass”). Not related to Bursch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /b̥e̞ɐ̯ʃ/

Noun

Bersch m (plural Berschn, diminutive Berschl or Berscherl)

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna) teenager, yob
Synonym: Bursch
(West Central Bavarian) perch, bass
Synonym: Boasch

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