Type Surname
Usage Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning & History
Not available.
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indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from location)
Usage Low German, German (Swiss)
Meaning & History
North German: topographic name for someone living on or owning land that was waterlogged or partly surrounded by water, from Middle Low German es ‘swamp’, ‘water’.
Swiss German: unexplained. Known bearers would be Gene Ess, a Japanese-American guitarist, known for his jazz. Barbara Ess was known for her "No Wave" music, and pinhole camera work.
Swiss German: unexplained. Known bearers would be Gene Ess, a Japanese-American guitarist, known for his jazz. Barbara Ess was known for her "No Wave" music, and pinhole camera work.