Origin
Weiss : 1: German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for someone with white hair or a remarkably pale complexion from Middle High German wīz German weiss ‘white’. This surname is also found in Poland Czechia Slovakia Slovenia and Croatia often as a German translation of a corresponding Slavic surnames e.g. Slovenian Belec and Bele (see Belle). It is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine) Denmark and the Netherlands.2: German: variant of Weis.3: German: habitational name from any of various places called Weis(s) or Weissen.4: German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with wīg ‘battle’ or wid(u) ‘wood forest’ as the first element.
Bais : 2: Dutch (mainly North Holland): patronymic from the personal name Baije which is a derivative of an ancient Germanic name beginning with the element bern- ‘bear’ or possibly a variant of Boije which may be a derivative of Boidin and thus a variant of Baldwin.1: Italian (Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino-South Tyrol): nickname derived from German weiss ‘white’.3: Americanized form of Croatian and Slovenian Bajs: nickname from dialect bajs ‘bass’ (the musical instrument) figuratively ‘fatty potbelly’. The surname in the form Bais is found in Croatia too where it is a less common variant.4: Indian: Kshatriya Rajput name found among the Dhangar people of Maharashtra ultimately from Sanskrit vasati ‘dwelling’ and by extension ‘one who owns land’. This is the name of a tribe originally found in the Manjhi Paithan region of the Deccan; Baiswada in Ganga-Yamuna Doaba is a district named for them.
Weisbach : 1: German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of numerous places called Weisbach or Weissbach.2: Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German weiss ‘white’ + Bach ‘brook’.
Weisfeld : 1: German: topographic name from a field name composed of Middle High German wīz ‘white’ + feld ‘open country’.2: Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial compound of German weiss ‘white’ + Feld ‘field’.
Weissberg : 1: German: habitational name from any of various places called with Middle High German wīz ‘white’ + berc ‘mountain’.2: Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name composed of German weiss ‘white’ + Berg ‘mountain hill’. Compare Weisberg.
Weissberger : 2: German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from any of various places called Weissberg. Compare Weisberger.1: Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German weiss ‘white’ + Berg ‘mountain’ + -er suffix denoting an inhabitant.
Weisser : 1: German: occupational name for a painter or plasterer from an agent derivative of Middle High German wīzen ‘to make white to whitewash’.2: German: variant of Weiser.3: German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for someone with white hair or an exceptionally pale complexion from an inflected form of Middle High German wīz ‘white’ German weiss.
Weissler : 1: Jewish (Ashkenazic): probably a topographic name for someone who lived near the Vistula river from Yiddish vaysl ‘Vistula’ + the Yiddish suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.2: German: occupational name for a white-washer painter from German weiss ‘white’ + agent noun suffix (l)er.
Weissmann : German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for someone with white hair or a pale complexion from German weiss ‘white’ + Mann ‘man’.
With : 1: English (Middlesex): variant of Wythe.2: German: from a short form of a Slavic personal name based on the Old Slavic element vit ‘mighty powerful’ (see Wit).3: Danish and Norwegian (of Danish origin): nickname for a broad man from wiidh ‘broad wide’ or for a pale or fair-haired man from German weiss ‘white’.
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Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
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