# Wirsing

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'''Wirsing''' is a [German language](/source/German_language) [nickname surname](/source/nickname_surname)<ref name="anc">{{Cite web |url=http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=wirsing |title=Wirsing Name Meaning |accessdate=2019-02-08 |work=ancestry.com |quote=German: nickname from [Middle High German](/source/Middle_High_German) wirsic ‘bad’, ‘evil’, ‘worse’.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://forebears.io/surnames/wirsing |title=Wirsing Surname Meaning & Statistics |accessdate=2019-02-08 |work=forebears.io |quote=Approximately 2,519 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Germany; Highest density in: Germany.}}</ref> and may refer to:
*[Anke Wirsing](/source/Anke_Wirsing) (born 1980), Canadian politician
*[Eduard Wirsing](/source/Eduard_Wirsing) (1931–2022), German mathematician
*[Giselher Wirsing](/source/Giselher_Wirsing) (1907–1975), German journalist
*[Hans-Peter Wirsing](/source/Hans-Peter_Wirsing) (1938–2009), German painter
*[Martin Wirsing](/source/Martin_Wirsing) (born 1948), German computer scientist
*[Toni Wirsing](/source/Toni_Wirsing) (born 1990), German motorcycle racer
*[Werner Wirsing](/source/Werner_Wirsing) (1919–2017), German architect
== See also ==
* [Josef Wirsching](/source/Josef_Wirsching) (1903–1967), German cinematographer
== References ==
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{{surname|Flecker}}
Category:German-language surnames
Category:Surnames derived from nicknames

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