Ess

Borrowed from German Ess.

Ess (plural Esses)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ess is the 41579^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 523 individuals. Ess is most common among White (91.01%) individuals.

Ess (plural Esses)

1. Alternative letter-case form of ess

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ess”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 537.

• SEs, SSE, ses, SES, -ses

From Old High German essa, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-. Cognate with German Esse.

Ess f

1. (Uri) chimney-hood over a stove

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 14.

Ess m (definite singular Essen, indefinite plural Esser, definite plural Essene)

2. Alternative letter-case form of ess

Ess m (definite singular Essen, indefinite plural Essar, definite plural Essane)

2. Alternative letter-case form of ess