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Type Surname (from location)
Usage German, German (Austrian), German (Swiss)
Other Forms FormsDose, Dosse
Meaning & History
German: Habitational name for someone from Dosse in Altmark. Variant of Dose
Austria (Tyrol) and Switzerland: a topographic name for someone living on a hill, from Ladin $dos$ (from Latin dorsum ‘ridge’, ‘hill top’).
Austria (Tyrol) and Switzerland: a topographic name for someone living on a hill, from Ladin $dos$ (from Latin dorsum ‘ridge’, ‘hill top’).