Rausch Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Rausch last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Rausch last name
Meaning of the Rausch last name: someone living by rushes, or a hasty person. Rausch is explained either as a topographic surname for someone living by rushes, from Middle High German rusch, or as a nickname for an impetuous or noisy person. The last name is common in Hesse and the Rhineland, where many emigrant families began.
Arms associated with the Rausch name
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Rausch name FAQ
What does the Rausch name mean?
Someone living by rushes, or a hasty person.
Where does the Rausch surname come from?
It originates in Germany, and is also found in the United States and Argentina.
Is there a Rausch coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Rausch coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Elsdon C. Smith, Dictionary of American Family Names (1956), individual surname entries; modern indexed dictionary entries supersede conflicting interpretations.; Forebears, Surnam.es and individual surname distribution references.