Spiess

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Spiess. === Proper noun === Spiess (plural Spiesses) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Spiess is the 15340th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1912 individuals. Spiess is most common among White (94.98%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Spiess”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == German == === Noun === Spiess m Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling of Spieß == Plautdietsch == === Noun === Spiess m (plural Spiessen) spear, javelin