Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Anglo-Saxon (Rare), Romanian
Other Forms FormsFiesing, Fesing, Fus, Fusing, Fuss, Fussing
Meaning & History
This surname specifically comes from a village in Transylvania, Romania named Gergeschdorf, currently named Ungurei in Transylvania, Romania. The surname is a Siebenburgen Saxon or Transylvanian Saxon specific surname. Origins are possibly from the Hungarian word for water viz. The Transylvanian Saxon nickname for this surname is Fuß or Fuss meaning fox in the Transylvanian Saxon language.