The schloss Surname
schloss Name Meaning and History
- metonymic occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle High German sloz ‘lock’.
- from Schloss ‘castle’ (originally the same word as in 1), a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a castle or was employed at one. The Jewish name is generally ornamental.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 37 - Messages: 91
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Julius Jacob Schloss |
 brightman11
| 5 |
| Simon Jakob(Jack) Schloss | Mark Shepherd | 6 |
| Horace L. Schloss of Milwaukee |
bjschloss
| 0 |
| Jewish or not? | Howard Schloss | 12 |
| Ezekiel Schloss |
laurie1125
| 1 |
| Morris Schloss |
rajohns1
| 0 |
| William John Schloss |
| 4 |
| Schloss, Claxton | Maria Juister | 1 |
| Schloss from Kleinsteinach |
holmesdl
| 0 |
| August Schloss-Michigan-abt 1886 |
jmcrenshaw
| 2 |
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