The ress Surname
ress Name Meaning and History
- nickname for an irascible or excitable man, from Middle High German ræsse ‘wild’, ‘raging’.
- (Bavaria): topographic name from ress ‘slope’ or ‘drainage channel’.
- from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with rad, rat ‘advice’, ‘counsel’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Learn the meaning and history of your first name
Share this page with friends and family
Search for ress records
More resources for your ress family history
Ress message board
Threads: 8 - Messages: 26
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Ress | Scott Singer | 8 |
| Ress family in New York |
 irshiiz
| 2 |
| any ress info fargo north dakota | jackie brenner-shanley | 1 |
| Lillian Ress |
| 0 |
| Male Infant Ress - Ohio | Patty | 1 |
| Rees/from England |
z_mac
| 2 |
| Fisher/Fischer Marriage, ? lived in IN | Joan Striegel | 1 |
| Adam Ress | Kathy (Ress) Nairn | 3 |
Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?
A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.
Begin your family tree with your name:
The ress name in History
A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the ress family name as far back in history as possible.
Member Connections
- Anonymously contact one of the Ancestry members researching the ress last name.
- Search for Ancestry members researching one of your specific ancestors.
- Create or update your own Ancestry member profile so that other members can anonymously contact you.
More Tools and Resources
- Search Ancestry.com for all of your ress ancestors.
- Create and publish your own family history book using Ancestry Press.
- Learn more about your family history using DNA Ancestry.
- Learn more about family history in the Ancestry Learning Center.
- Visit the Ancestry.com homepage.