indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from occupation & from nickname)
Usage German (Swiss)
Other Forms FormsÖchslein, Axline, Exline
Meaning & History
South German (also Öchslein): from Middle High German ohse ‘ox’ + the diminutive suffix -lin. An occupational name for someone who tended cattle, or for a cattle dealer; or a nickname for a farmer who used oxen for plowing, or for someone perceived to resemble an ox.