English: from Middle English dyse, dyce ‘die’,
‘dice’, ‘chance’, ‘luck’, probably applied as a nickname for an
habitual dice player or gambler or as a metonymic occupational name
for a maker of dice. Compare Deas.Possibly also an
Americanized spelling of German Deiss.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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