The ries Surname
ries Name Meaning and History
- South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a Germanic personal name, but mainly a nickname for an exceptionally tall or big man, Middle High German rise, German Riese ‘giant’. In some cases the name may have been used to refer ironically to a particularly short man.
- South German: habitational name from any of several places named Ries.
- German: topographic name from Middle Low German ris ‘branch’, ‘twig’, ‘brushwood’.
- Altered spelling of German Riess or Reis.
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Ries? |
 AlishaPeters1
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| Ries |
jaking19841
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| Paul Joseph Ries Jr. |
masepoli
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| Ries in Iowa | Jean Gier-Knight | 5 |
| Clarence Henry Ries Uniontown Ohio- Any other relatives? |
Heidymccallum
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| Johannes Ries (John Reese) of Germany, PA, VA | Shelley (Anna) Platt | 12 |
| Heidy Linn Ries-Hall-McCallum (Uniontown Pa) |
Heidymccallum
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| Herman Bernau/Robert Gustav Bernau |
jenniehuckel
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| Ries family to South Africa 1920's |
Dave_Stannard
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| RIES, Bernard Lux>SD>TX |
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