The wachs Surname
wachs Name Meaning and History
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a
gatherer or seller of beeswax, from Middle High German wahs,
German Wachs ‘wax’. Wax was important in former times, being
used for example to make candles and for sealing letters.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Arthur Wachs / Linda Otto from Milwaukee |
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| Wachs from Covington, Kentucky |
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| Wachs (Wox) family in Ohio |
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| Charlotte Wachs b 1829-Immigrated 1864 | Darlene A. Ryan | 6 |
| Wachs in Milwaukee | John D. Tuft | 1 |
| A link to my family tree, Schewach Wachs (1780-?, Galacia) |
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| Obit. Penelope "Penny" Jane (Wachs) Dalton |
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| Wachs/KS/OK | Deanna Wachs | 1 |
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