The ochs Surname
ochs Name Meaning and History
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Ochs ‘ox’,
Middle High German ohse; probably a nickname for a strong or
lumbering individual, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who
tended or drove oxen, or for a cattle dealer. In some cases the
surname was a habitational name derived from an inn sign. As a Jewish
name it is often ornamental.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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