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Puch Name Meaning

Polish: nickname for someone who was ‘as light as thistledown’ from puch ‘thistledown’. German: nickname for a stubborn person from Middle Low German puch ‘stubborness defiance’. Germanized form of Slovenian Puh: nickname from dialect puh ‘dormouse’ or from puh ‘down fluff’ (compare with 1 above). Amerindian (Mexico): Mayan name from pu'uch ‘back’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Puck, Pech, Ruch, Buch, Pich, Auch, Tuch, Huch, Duch, Pach

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Where is the Puch family from?

You can see how Puch families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Puch family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1861 and 1920. The most Puch families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 5 Puch families living in London. This was about 17% of all the recorded Puch's in United Kingdom. London and 1 other county had the highest population of Puch families in 1891.
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What did your Puch ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Puch. 67% of Puch women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    67%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    17%
  • Hoppicker
    17%
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Census Records

There are 2,000 census records available for the last name Puch. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Puch census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 771 immigration records available for the last name Puch. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 849 military records available for the last name Puch. For the veterans among your Puch ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Puch lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Puch life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1996, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for Puch in 1959 was 39, and 80 in 2004.

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