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Reisner 1
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Type Surname (from location)
Usage German

Meaning & History

A habitational name for someone from a place called Reisen (for example in Bavaria), Reissen in Thuringia, or Reussen on the Saale river. A variant of Reiser Also from an agent derivative of Middle High German, Middle Low German rise ‘veil’; perhaps an occupational name for someone who made veils.
Added 3/12/2017 by LMS

Reisner 2
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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Jewish

Meaning & History

Jewish (Ashkenazic) nickname for a traveler, from an agent derivative of German reisen ‘to travel’ (see Reise). Also a variant of Reis.
Added 3/12/2017 by LMS