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Koch Family History
Koch Genealogy & Family TreeKoch is a German name from Bavaria, Germany. It comes from the Latin word coquus which means "the art of cookery" and referred to someone with the occupation of a cook. The earliest known ancestor--Burchart Coch--was recorded in 1224. The family motto is Juvat dum lacerat which means "It helps while it tears."
Other spellings include "Koche," "Koech," "Koeche," "Coch," "Coche," "Coech," "Coeche," "Kock," "Kochs," "Kocks," and "Koechle." Notable people with the surname include American screenwriter Howard Koch (Casablanca, Sergeant York, The Sea Hawk), American baseball player Billy Koch (Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox), and American actor Alexander Koch (Under the Dome, The Ghosts). The first Koch to come to America was Anna Maria Koch in New York in 1709.
Koch Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Lucia Koch -- --, 1615 September 29, 1679
- Gertrude Koch -- --, 1679 January 12, 1724 Hessen
- Johann Koch -- --, 1775 September 17, 1780
- Kilian Koch -- --, 1664
- Bastian Koch -- --, 1657
Koch Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- J Lorenz Koch -- --, 1761 October 13, 1785
- J Michael Koch -- --, 1675 November 4, 1738
- Agnes Koch -- --, 1683 August 30, 1683
- Emma Koch -- --, 1897 December 13, 1991
- Johann Koch -- --, 1647 June 29, 1718
