Wyss
Wyss is an Alemannic form of the German surname Weiß used predominantly in Switzerland. It comes from Middle High German wīz and Old High German wîs.
Notable persons with the surname include:
- Amanda Wyss, American actress
- Amy Wyss, Swiss-American billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist.
- Andre Wyss, American professor of paleontology
- , German historian and archivist
- , Swiss writer
- , Swiss philologist
- Danilo Wyss, Swiss road racing bicyclist
- , Swiss politician
- David Wyss, American economist
- , first priestess of the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland
- , German anthropologist and professor in Würzburg
- Dorothea Wyss married Niklaus von Flüe, the patron saint of Switzerland
- , Swiss politician
- Franz Anatol Wyss, Swiss painter
- Georg von Wyss, Swiss historian
- Hansjörg Wyss, Swiss entrepreneur and businessman
- Johann David Wyss, Swiss author of The Swiss Family Robinson
- , Swiss painter and draftsman
- Johann Rudolf Wyss, Swiss author and folklorist; son of Johann David
- , Swiss country priest and poet
- , Swiss journalist and writer
- Marcel Wyss, Swiss road cyclist
- , Swiss journalist and photographer
- , Swiss Swiss Roman Catholic "priestess"
- Paul Wyss, Swiss politician and former ice hockey player
- , Swiss jurist and legal scholar
- , Swiss musician and composer
- Sophie Wyss, Swiss soprano
- Thomas Wyss, Swiss professional football player
- Ursula Wyss, Swiss economist and politician
- , Swiss writer
- , Swiss communication scientists
Patrician families:
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