Where does the last name Gish derive from?

I have been searching for months and can't find any answers.

Where does the last name Gish derive from?
According to www.ancestry.com it German,


Gish


German (Gisch): from a short form of the Germanic personal name Gisulf, from gisil 鈥榩ledge鈥? 鈥榟ostage鈥? 鈥榥oble youth鈥?(see Giesel) + wolf, wulf 鈥榳olf鈥?


hope this helps.
Reply:Hi JME,





%26gt; I have been searching for months . . .





Just a computer and vocabulary hint. IJM should get the 10 points, since she gave you the right answer first.





Last names are called "surnames". I used Google and three words:





Gish surname origin





in 0.18 seconds I had 15,000+ hits. The first was


http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Gish-genea...





If you click on "Name Meaning" on that site, you get the definition.





Hit #2 was house of names, which has accurate meanings, sometimes, but tries to sell you "Family" coats of arms. #3 was all about Lillian Gish, a famous slient movie star, who is probably the most famous Gish in the USA.





If you use "surname" instead of "last name" in Google (or other reputable search engines) when you are looking for genealogy or family history, you'll get better results. If you use last name you'll get a gazillion pages telling you "Acme Mortgage is the last name you need to know when you want to re-finance" and "Fly-by-Nite is the last name in discount travel fares".





Happy searching!
Reply:From the individuals parents :-) It's of German extraction.