Pech (surname)
Pech is a surname. The surname commonly appears in Czech. According to the most likely theories, the Czech surname was derived either from the given name Petr, or from the German word Pech. The word Pech means 'bad luck', but also 'resin'. Similar names with the same origin theories are e.g. Pecha, Pecháček and Pechanec.
Notable people with the surname include:
- David Pech, Czech footballer
- Dominik Pech, Czech footballer
- Jan Pech, Czech footballer
- Jana Vollmer, née Pechová, Czech-German beach volleyball player
- Lawrence Pech, American dancer and composer
- Leydy Pech, Mexican beekeeper and environmental activist
- Lukáš Pech, Czech ice hockey player
- Marco Pech, Belizean politician
- Marta Pechová, Czech basketball player
- Martín Ramírez Pech, Mexican politician
- Miloš Pech, Czech sprint canoeist
- Philippe Pech, French tennis player
- Samrith Pech, Cambodian politician
- Thorsten Pech, German musician
- Václav Pech, Czech rally driver