Wein Family History
Wein Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German wīn German Wein ‘wine’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a wine merchant or producer or perhaps for a tavern keeper. As a Jewish name it may also be artificial. Compare Wyne German: from a short form of any of various ancient Germanic compound personal names beginning with the element wini ‘friend’ such as Winifrid or Winimar. German: variant of Wien .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022