Ress Family History
Ress Name Meaning
German: nickname for an irascible or excitable man from Middle High German ræsse ‘wild raging’. German (Bavaria): topographic name from ress ‘slope’ or ‘drainage channel’. German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with rād rāt ‘advice counsel’. Welsh: variant of Reese .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022