Dersch Family History
Dersch Name Meaning
Germanized form of Sorbian Derž: from a short form of the Old Sorbian personal names Deržisław and Deržimir based on Old Slavic dьržati ‘to hold’. South German: nickname for a foolish person from Middle High German tœrsch ‘foolish’. German: habitational name from a former place of that name near Thann in northern Bavaria.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022