Meise Family History
Meise Name Meaning
German: nickname probably for someone who was agile from Middle High German meise ‘titmouse’; or perhaps in some cases a metonymic occupational name for a fowler (a bird catcher). German: habitational name from any of several places called Meise or Meisa. German: occupational name for someone who made panniers or used one in his work Middle High German meise. Flemish: variant of Meis or habitational name from Meise near Brussels.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022