Meese Family History
Meese Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire and Worcestershire): habitational name from Coldmeece and Millmeece (Staffordshire) or from the nearby river Meece Brook (which is probably named with Old English mēos ‘moss marsh bog’) from which the settlements are probably named. North German and Dutch: patronymic from a short form of the personal name German Bartholomäus Dutch Bartholomeus (see Bartholomew ). Dutch: nickname from the bird name mees ‘titmouse’ or a metonymic occupational name for a bird-catcher. Probably also an Americanized form of German Mies or of its variant Miess. Compare Mease
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022