German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German ohse German Ochs ‘ox’; probably a nickname for a strong or lumbering individual or a metonymic occupational name for someone who tended or drove oxen [...]
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What is the origin of the name Ochs?
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German ohse German Ochs ‘ox’; probably a nickname for a strong or lumbering individual or a metonymic occupational name for someone who tended or drove oxen [...]