Wisz
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Frequency: (154)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Polish: from a pet form of Wisław, Wiktor, or another personal name beginning with Wi-.
2. Polish: topographic name from wisz ‘thicket’.
3. Variant of German Wiss.
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Oxford Dictionary of Family Names
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