Pietsch

Pietsch is a German family name.

Origin and Meaning

The name is believed to have originated from a German / Slavic short form of the name Peter or Piotr.

Formerly " Pietsch " is also a colloquial term for drinkers or as " muscle Pietsch " for muscle man, as was the verb " pietschen " for " drink " spread. This can be the identical Slavic verb (eg Upper Sorbian / Polish pić, Russian пить ) lead back to drinking.

Well-known bearers of the name

• Albrecht Pietsch (* 1934), German mathematician
• Boris Pietsch (* 1971), German actor
• Christian Pietsch (* 1960), German classical scholar
• G. Pietsch (* 1946), German singer and actress
• Hans Pietsch (1968-2003), German Go player
• Janine Pietsch (* 1982 ), German swimmer
• Jan- Niklas Pietsch (* 1991), German ice hockey player
• Jari Pietsch (* 1991), German ice hockey player
• Karl Pietsch (1860-1930), acting in the U.S. and German Romanist Hispanist
• Leo Pietsch (1905-1981), Bishop of the Diocese Seckau
• Ludwig Pietsch (1824-1911), German painter, art writer and columnist
• Michael Pietsch (* 1958), German physician and politician ( CDU)
• Oskar Pietsch (1918-2012), German art director
• Otto Pietsch (* 1874, † not determined ), German writer
• Paul Pietsch (1911-2012), German racing driver and publisher
• Peter -Paul Pietsch (born 1954 ), German racing driver and publisher
• Thomas Pietsch (* 1960), German professor of business computer science
• Wolfgang Pietsch (1929-1974), German film composer and cameraman
• Yasmin Pietsch (* 1991), German football player