title: Kelch (surname)
text: # Kelch (surname)
  
  Kelch is a surname of German-language origin and may have originated from one of the following meanings:
  
  * the nickname "Kelch", which means "double chin" or "goiter" in Middle High German
  * "chalice" or "goblet" in German (wikt:Kelch, de:wikt:Kelch)
  
  Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Alexander Kelch, Russian nobleman
  * Jim Kelch, American sports announcer
  * Pat Kelch (born 1966), Irish footballer
  