Weis (surname)

Weis is a German surname, often occurring as a spelling variant of Weiss, from the German word weiß meaning "white", potentially referring to skin or hair complexion or a location name. The surname may in some cases have also come to be from a medieval German nickname for someone considered wise.

Notable people with this surname include:

• Aaron and Adam Weis, American child actors and school teachers
• Al Weis (born 1938), baseball player
• Alexandrea Weis, American novelist
• André Weis (born 1989), German soccer player
• Anna Weis (born 1998), American sailor
• Bernhard Weis (born 1976), German soccer coach
• Butch Weis (1901–1997), American baseball player
• Carlo Weis (born 1958), Luxembourgish soccer player
• Charlie Weis (born 1956), American football coach
• Charlie Weis Jr. (born 1993), American football coach
• Christian Weis (born 1968), German tennis player
• Danny Weis (born 1948), American guitarist for Iron Butterfly and Rhinoceros
• Dominique Weis, Canadian scientist
• Don Weis (1922–2000), American director
• Ellen Havre Weis (1957–2021), American historian
• Flemming Weis (1898–1981), Danish composer
• Frédéric Weis (born 1977), French basketball player
• Frederick Lewis Weis (1895–1966), American historian
• Gary Weis, American filmmaker
• Heinz Weis (born 1963), German athlete
• Heidelinde Weis (1940–2023), Austrian actress
• Indira Weis (born 1979), German actress and singer
• Jakob Weis (1879–1948), German priest
• Jessica M. Weis (1901–1963), American politician
• Jody Weis (born 1957), American police officer
• John Ellsworth Weis (1892–1962), American painter
• John Harvey Weis (1911–1992), American politician
• Joseph F. Weis Jr. (1923–2014), American judge
• Judith Weis (born 1941), American marine biologist
• Kaleb Weis, American politician
• Karel Weis (1862–1944), Czech composer
• Kira Weis (born 2004), German long-distance runner
• Margaret Weis (born 1948), American writer
• Martin Weis (born 1970), German rower
• Melissa Weis (born 1971), American discus thrower
• Michelle Weis (born 1997), Danish ice hockey player
• Nicolaus von Weis (1796–1869), German bishop
• Paul Weis (1907–1991), Austrian lawyer
• Petra Weis (born 1957), German politician
• Samuel Washington Weis (1870–1956), American painter
• Shirley Weis, American business executive
• Sosthène Weis (1872–1941), Luxembourgish artist
• Thea Weis (1924–1999), Austrian actor
• Tobias Weis (born 1985), German soccer player

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