Where do the surnames "Weiss" and "Moskowitz" originate from

Question:

Where do the surnames "Weiss" and "Moskowitz" originate from and what are the native Languages?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Weiss is German, Austrian and Hungarian....and very common throughout those countries. It does mean "White" and is very frequently Jewish, though not exclusively.

Moskowitz is German/Polish/Lithuanian/Galic... Jewish and it comes from the Ashkenazi Jewish name for Moses.