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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

From Old High German wisa, from Proto-Germanic *waisǭ (compare Dutch waas (“turf, sod”), Old Norse veisa (“slime, stagnant pool”)), from Proto-Indo-European *weis- (“to flow”).

Cognate with German Wiese. Related to Wues.

• IPA^(key): /vis/

Wiss f (plural Wisen)

1. meadow, pasture