Weiss (surname)

Weiss or Weiß, also written Weisz (q.v.) is a German, Austrian, Swiss German, German Jewish, Austrian Jewish, and Swiss Jewish surname meaning 'white' or 'knows'. It comes from Middle High German wîz (white, blonde) and Old High German wīs (wise, clever, experienced, knows).[1]

Persons with that name include:

A

  • Aaron Weiss, and his brother Michael, Philadelphia-based post-hardcore/indie rock frontman, son of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship member Elliott Weiss
  • Al Weiss, president of worldwide operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts
  • Allison Weiss, New York-based indie-pop singer-songwriter
  • André Weiß (born 1983), German former footballer
  • Andrew Weiss (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Anthony S. Weiss, McCaughey Chair and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Sydney, Australia
  • Arnold Weiss (1924–2010), German-born refugee from Nazi Germany who emigrated to the United States where he became an intelligence officer
  • Armin Weiss (1927–2010), German chemist and politician
  • Ashmen Iskandar Weiss, Malaysian actor of German-Malay ancestry
  • Avi Weiss, an American Modern Orthodox rabbi who heads the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale

B

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F

  • Frank E. Weiss, an American collegiate basketball player and Army officer

G

H

I

J

L

M

N

P

R

S

T

V

W

Y

Z

  • Zack Weiss (born 1992), American Major League Baseball player

References

  1. ↑ Kohlheim, Rosa; Kohlheim, Volker, eds. (2005). Duden. Familiennamen. Mannheim, Leipzig and Zürich: Dudenverlag.
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