I have a last name and I wanted to know if anyone has heard of it much.?

Question:

I have a last name and I wanted to know if anyone has heard of it much.?

The last name is Partusch. I have oftin wondered if it was a popular name. It is my fathers sir name. He is from NJ. thank you all so much for the help :)

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Really not a common name. I did find a handful of immigrant records for that spelling if that helps.

(3) arrived in Baltimore in 1894 on a ship that left Bremen Germany. They listed their hometown as "Hockersdorf Schl"...but Hockersdorf is in Hesse, not Schleswig, so I'm not sure of the veracity of the town

(1) arrived in Baltimore from Germany in 1873

(1) arrived in Baltimore from Germany in 1882

(1) arrived in NY from Leghorn Italy in 1846

(2) arrived in NY from Germany in 1870

(1) arrived in NY from Germany in 1868

So unless you're related to the one Partusch from Italy (which with a name like Antonio I'm not going to suggest he wasn't from Italy) then you're a German and researching your family history is probably pretty easy.