Peschel
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Frequency: (334)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
German (of Slavic origin): from a pet form (e.g. Czech Pešl) of the Slavic personal name Peš (see Pesch 2), common in Lower Silesia, Upper Lausitz, Saxony.
GIVEN NAMES: German 7%. Erwin, Gottfried, Heinz, Inge, Klaus, Kurt, Monika.
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