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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German : variant of Ösenwein, a nickname for a heavy drinker of wine, from Middle High German ösen ‘to guzzle’ + wīn ‘wine’.
  • Alternatively, it may be from a personal name Össwin, a variant of Oswin, composed of the Germanic elements ans ‘demigods’ + win ‘friend’.

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