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Type Surname (from given name)
Usage German
Other Forms FormsNüss, Nies

Meaning & History

from Middle High German nuz ‘nut’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a gatherer and seller of nuts, or a nickname for a man thought to resemble a nut in some way
Added 1/24/2017 by Shannalise Joy Kuhn
Edited 1/24/2017 by Shannalise Joy Kuhn