Wiss

Borrowed from German Wiss.

Wiss (plural Wisses)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wiss is the 37341^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 597 individuals. Wiss is most common among White (94.3%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wiss”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

From Middle High German wise, from Old High German wisa, from Proto-West Germanic *wisā. Cognate with German Wiese, which see for more. Possibly related to Wues.

• IPA^(key): [vis]

Wiss f (plural Wisen)

1. meadow, pasture