Ochs Family History
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Ochs Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Ochs ‘ox’, Middle High German ohse; probably a nickname for a strong or lumbering individual, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who tended or drove oxen, or for a cattle dealer. In some cases the surname was a habitational name derived from an inn sign. As a Jewish name it is often ornamental.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Fuchs, Oss, Dachs, Wachs, Sachs, Zoch, Och, Fochs, Kuhs, Ruhs