The eisen Surname
eisen Name Meaning and History
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for an
ironworker or smith, or an ironmonger, from Middle High German
isen ‘iron’, German Eisen. It may also have been used
as a nickname, with reference to the strength and hardness of iron or
to its color, while as a Jewish name it was also adopted as an
ornamental name from modern German Eisen ‘iron’ or the Yiddish
cognate ayzn.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Maxie EISEN |
 saholly45
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| Eisens from Lvov in Galicia | sandy eisen | 2 |
| Geraldine E. Proudfoot Eisen, 89, |
KENNELLYMARKA
| 0 |
| Eisen, Mary Alice in New York |
cecomm64
| 0 |
| Eisen George Nellie Dooley Ma. |
tray5173
| 5 |
| George and Nellie Eisen | John Traynor | 2 |
| Researching Louise Eisen and Family |
deandelillo
| 0 |
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nquade1327
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| Eisen from Odessa | Bob Berzok | 0 |
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SuperSquid
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