Origin and Variations of the Deiss Surname
Compiled by Jonathan Webb Deiss,
2003
Many variations of the surname
exist throughout the world, primarily from Germany, Switzerland, Austria,
France, Poland, and North America :
Deis, Deise, Deiss, Deiß, Deisz, Dies,
Dieß, Dyce, Teis, Theis, Tice
The surname is at least as old as the
seventeenth century and does not appear to be associated with any place name or
geographic location in particular. It
is not associated with any secular occupation or any religious vocation, or
with any sort of object or material. The name seems to have its origin as a diminutive form of the name
Matthias.
...from Dictionary of German Names, by Hans
Bahlow :
Deising (Hbg.) : like Deusing, L.
Rhine-Westph. Patronymic from Deis, Deus : Matthias, Matthäus
Deisinger : from Deising in Bavaria
Deiß, Deis, Deißmann : Rhineland nickname for Matthias
[Matthew], cf. Deus(en)
Theiß, Theis, patronymic Thießen, Thiesen, also
Thiese is L Ger.-Rhineland popular nickname for Matthias [Matthew] (Matthies,
Matthießen). Also Thiesing.
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Sources, bibliography :
Bahlow, Hans. Translated by Eddy Gentry. Dictionary of German Names. Introduction by Henry Geitz, Editor. Studies for the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies Translation
Series. Charlotte L. Bancaforte,
co-editor. Max Kade Institute for
German-American Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, Wisconsin. 1993. Originally published by Ursula Bahlow,
Hamburg, BRD. 1967. ISBN 0-924119-35-7
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