Spiess

See also: Spieß

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Spiess.

Proper noun

Spiess (plural Spiesses)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spiess is the 15340^th 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

1. Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Spieß.

Plautdietsch

Noun

Spiess m (plural Spiessen)

1. spear, javelin