Spiess
See also: Spieß
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Spiess.
Proper noun
Spiess (plural Spiesses)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Spiess is the 15340th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1912 individuals. Spiess is most common among White (94.98%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Spiess”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Noun
Spiess m
- Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Spieß.
Plautdietsch
Noun
Spiess m (plural Spiessen)
- spear, javelin