Teich Explained

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

• 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

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