Veitch

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Veitch or Vetch is a Scottish surname,^[1] and may refer to:

Veitch

Arthur Veitch (1844–1880), horticulturist
Bill Veitch (1870–1961), New Zealand politician
Champion Doug Veitch (born 1960), Scottish musician and songwriter
Charles Veitch (born 1980), British far-right YouTuber, and former conspiracy theorist
Colin Veitch (1881–1938), England and Newcastle United footballer
Darren Veitch (born 1960), Canadian hockey player
Edward W. Veitch (1924–2013), American mathematician
Elwood Veitch (1929-1993), Canadian politician
Harry Veitch (1840–1924), horticulturist
Heather Veitch (born 1973/4), American Christian missionary and former stripper
James Veitch, Lord Elliock (1712–1793), Scottish lawyer and politician, MP for Dumfriesshire 1755–61, judge from 1761
James Veitch (horticulturist) (1792–1863), horticulturist
James Veitch, Jr. (1815–1869), horticulturist
James Herbert Veitch (1868–1907), horticulturist
James Veitch (comedian) (born 1980), comedian
Joel Veitch (born 1974), English web animator
John Veitch (horticulturist) (1752–1839), founder of Veitch Nurseries
John Veitch (poet) (1829–1894), Scottish poet, philosopher, and historian
John Gould Veitch (1839–1870), horticulturist whose standard botanical author abbreviation is Veitch
John Veitch (footballer) (1869–1914), English footballer
John M. Veitch (born 1945), American horse trainer
Kristin Veitch (born 1975), TV columnist
Marion Veitch (1639–1722), Scottish diarist
Michael Veitch (born 1962), Australian comedian
Mildred Veitch (1889–1971), horticulturist
Peter Veitch (1850–1929), horticulturist
Rick Veitch (born 1951), American comic book artist and writer
Robert Veitch (1823–1855), horticulturist
Samuel Veitch or Vetch (1668–1732), Scottish army officer and colonial governor of Nova Scotia
Sylvester Veitch (1910–1996), horse trainer
Tom Veitch (1941–2022), American comic book artist and writer
Tony Veitch (born 1973), New Zealand broadcaster
William Veitch (1640–1722), Scottish minister
William Veitch (1794–1885), classical scholar

Vetch

Samuel Vetch (1668–1732), Scottish soldier and governor of Nova Scotia
James Vetch (1789–1869), Scottish officer of the Royal Engineers
Hamilton Vetch (1804–1865), Scottish officer of the Bengal Army, brother of James Vetch
Robert Hamilton Vetch (1841–1916), Royal Engineers officer and biographer, son of the above

References

↑ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 544. ISBN 9780199771691 . Retrieved 13 July 2019– via Google Books.

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↑ Veitch, James H. (1906). Hortus Veitchii. London: James Veitch & Sons. p. 27.

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[1] Hanks, Patrick, ed. (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 544. ISBN 9780199771691 . Retrieved 13 July 2019– via Google Books.

[2] Veitch, James H. (1906). Hortus Veitchii. London: James Veitch & Sons. p. 27.

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