Kochs: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

The last name Kochs is a variant form of Koch, a well-known German family name.

Kochs adds a patronymic ending to Koch, marking ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Koch surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Kochs family name pack.