Noss Family History
Noss Name Meaning
Norwegian: habitational name from any of various farmsteads named Noss from Old Norse nǫs ‘nose’ in reference to any natural feature such as a crag or mountain peak that is shaped like a nose. Germanized or Americanized form of Polish Czech and possibly also Sorbian (or other Slavic) Nos and Nós: nickname from nos (Upper Sorbian nós) ‘nose’. German: variant of Notz . English: variant of Ness 1 or Nass .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022