Tuskey might conclude that they too are mostly descended from Jacob 1659 Teskey. In addition to the major group of related Teskeys, there are other families bearing the name, mostly in Canada and the USA. These are the descendants from a number of immigrants who did not come from Ireland. They include at least two families who came directly from Germany with the name Teske and another originally called Teschke. A family from Russia was originally Tesske, whilst the families Tzrebietowski, Tyski and Tutzke came originally from Poland. A Tutefski emigrated from Romania and the origin of the Titieskey branch remains a mystery. All are known to have changed their name to Teskey either upon immigration or shortly afterwards. The largest of these non-Irish Teskey families comprises descendants of Stephen 1815 and Johanna, who came from Prussia and settled with their family in Collingwood, Ontario some time before the 1871 Census. Then their name was recorded as Teske; in the 1881 census it was Tesky; and by the 20th century it had become established as Teskey. The wife of Canada's Prime Minister from 2006 to 2015, Stephen Harper, is Laureen Teskey. Her ancestry has been traced back to the Irish Palatine Teskeys. The popular Australian group The Teskey Brothers includes two Teskey brothers who descend from the Irish Palatine Teskeys. This article was submitted by Ken McDonald, whose late mother was born Doreen Teskey in England in 1914. He has researched the family since 1989, corresponded with more than 500 family members and met more than 600. He most recently reviewed the article in November 2022. External links More detailed family history can be found at: http://www.teskey.org Website of the Irish Palatine Association: http://www.irishpalatines.org Surnames