Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from given name) Usage German (Austrian, Rare), Czech (Rare) Pronounced Pron. hu-RATCH(Austrian German, Czech) [key] Edit Status Status [history·contributorshide contributors] Added 10/28/2013 by namemeister Edited 5/5/2014 by Mike C Meaning & History Originated in the Czech-speaking region of Bohemia in Austria, pre-1900. From Czech hrách, meaning "pea." Given either to a very short man or to a gardener.