Southwestern English: from a medieval personal name of
uncertain origin. Compare Pack.Probably an altered
spelling of German Pätsch or Petsch (from a pet form
of Peter) or of Patsch, which is probably from a
Pazzo, short form of a Germanic personal name meaning ‘fight’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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