Weis (surname)
Weis is a German surname, often occurring as a spelling variant of Weiss, from the German word weiß meaning "white", potentially referring to skin or hair complexion or a location name. The surname may in some cases have also come to be from a medieval German nickname for someone considered wise.
Notable people with this surname include:
- Aaron and Adam Weis, American child actors and school teachers
- Al Weis, baseball player
- Alexandrea Weis, American novelist
- André Weis, German soccer player
- Anna Weis, American sailor
- Bernhard Weis, German soccer coach
- Butch Weis, American baseball player
- Carlo Weis, Luxembourgish soccer player
- Charlie Weis, American football coach
- Charlie Weis Jr., American football coach
- Christian Weis, German tennis player
- Danny Weis, American guitarist for Iron Butterfly and Rhinoceros
- Dominique Weis, Canadian scientist
- Don Weis, American director
- Ellen Havre Weis, American historian
- Flemming Weis, Danish composer
- Frédéric Weis, French basketball player
- Frederick Lewis Weis, American historian
- Gary Weis, American filmmaker
- Heinz Weis, German athlete
- Heidelinde Weis, Austrian actress
- Indira Weis, German actress and singer
- Jakob Weis, German priest
- Jessica M. Weis, American politician
- Jody Weis, American police officer
- John Ellsworth Weis, American painter
- John Harvey Weis, American politician
- Joseph F. Weis Jr., American judge
- Judith Weis, American marine biologist
- Kaleb Weis, American politician
- Karel Weis, Czech composer
- Kira Weis, German long-distance runner
- Margaret Weis, American writer
- Martin Weis, German rower
- Melissa Weis, American discus thrower
- Michelle Weis, Danish ice hockey player
- Nicolaus von Weis, German bishop
- Paul Weis, Austrian lawyer
- Petra Weis, German politician
- Samuel Washington Weis, American painter
- Shirley Weis, American business executive
- Sosthène Weis, Luxembourgish artist
- Thea Weis, Austrian actor
- Tobias Weis, German soccer player