Peschel Family History
Peschel Name Meaning
German: from a Slavic-influenced (see 2 below) pet form of the personal name Peter common in Lower Silesia Upper Lusatia and Saxony. Germanized form of Sorbian Pěšel: from a pet form formed with the German hypocoristic suffix -l of the personal names like Pěš (see Pesch ) Pěch (see Pech ) and Pětš (see Petsch ) Sorbian vernacular (pet) forms or equivalents of Peter .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022