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Kalischer

Kalischer is a surname of Ashkenazi Jewish and German origin. It is a topynymic name meaning “a person from Kalisch,” the German form of the Polish city known today as Kalisz. The suffix -er in Kalischer indicates origin, yielding the sense of belonging to or coming from Kalisch. Variants found in historical records include Kalisch and Kalish, reflecting different transliterations from Polish, German, or Hebrew orthographies.

Historically, the surname appears in Central and Eastern Europe from the late medieval period onward, often

Usage notes: as with many toponymic surnames, individuals named Kalischer belong to diverse professional fields and

See also: Kalisch, Kalisz, Kalish (surname).

among
Jewish
communities
in
the
Polish-Lithuanian
Commonwealth
and
in
adjacent
German-speaking
regions.
With
subsequent
migrations
in
the
19th
and
20th
centuries,
bearers
of
the
name
established
communities
in
the
United
States,
Israel,
and
other
countries,
contributing
to
the
diasporic
spread
of
the
surname.
national
backgrounds.
The
name
itself
denotes
geographic
origin
rather
than
a
specific
occupation
or
lineage.