Wysong
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
An anglicisation of the German Weissang surname. Though a surface analysis might suggest the meaning "wise song", the German surname is actually an alteration—due to influence from German Sang (“song”)—of a derivative of Middle High German wīssage (“soothsayer”). The Middle High German word was inherited from Old High German wīzzago (“soothsayer, seer”), which in turn was inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wītagō (“wise one; prophet”).
Ultimately of the same origin as the English word wiseacre, and cognate with German Weissager.
Proper noun[edit]
Wysong (plural Wysongs)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wysong is the 14279th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2097 individuals. Wysong is most common among White (93.61%) individuals.