Oechslein Family History
Oechslein Surname Meaning
South German (also Öchslein): from Middle High German ohse ‘ox’ + the diminutive suffix -lin; an occupational name for someone who tended cattle or for a cattle dealer.
Alternatively it may have been a nickname for a farmer who had only oxen for plowing or perhaps for someone thought to resemble an ox.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
