The Besch surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,054 people carried this name — #23,943 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 277,800 people counted. That is down 6% from 1,118 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 97 people named Besch.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
37 people named Besch live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Besch,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johannes Besch 1868– · parson
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Otto Besch 1885–1966 · writer
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Hans Besch 1903–1968 · pedagogue
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Günter Besch 1904–1999 · Protestant theologian
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Werner Besch 1928– · university teacher
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Hans Eckart Besch 1931– · pianist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Besch.
- Bertuzzi 288 · U.S. census
- Berty 124 · U.S. census
- Berube 6,067 · U.S. census
- Bery 186 · U.S. census
- Berzin 126 · U.S. census
- Besancon 510 · U.S. census
- Bescher 100 · U.S. census
- Besozzi 109 · U.S. census
- Bessa 253 · U.S. census
- Bessard 362 · U.S. census
- Besse 1,497 · U.S. census
- Bessette 4,469 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Besch is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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