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Surname Etymology and Meaning of PATCH

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Southwestern English: from a medieval personal name of uncertain origin. Compare Pack.
2. Probably an altered spelling of German Pätsch or Petsch (from a pet form of Peter) or of Patsch, which is probably from a Pazzo, short form of a Germanic personal name meaning ‘fight’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)