Veitch

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

## Veitch

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* 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 filmmaker, 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

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* 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

## See also

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* Veitch Nurseries
* Veatch

## References

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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.

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The Veitch family tree

From Hortus Veitchii (1906)[1]
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(1752–1839)

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(1792–1863)
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(1815–1869)| | | | | | Robert Veitch
(1823–1885)
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| | John Gould Veitch
(1839–1870)| | Harry Veitch
(1840–1924)| | Arthur Veitch
(1844–1880)| | Peter Veitch
(1850–1929)
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James Herbert Veitch
(1868–1907)| | John Veitch
(1869–1914)| | | | | | | | Mildred Veitch
(1889–1971)

Notes

Family tree of the Veitch family

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Veitch.
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1. ^ Veitch, James H. (1906). Hortus Veitchii. London: James Veitch & Sons. p. 27.

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