The haas Surname
haas Name Meaning and History
Dutch, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle Dutch, Middle
High German hase, German Hase ‘hare’, hence a nickname
for a swift runner or a timorous or confused person, but in some cases
perhaps a habitational name from a house distinguished by the sign of
a hare. As a Jewish name it can also be an ornamental name or one of
names selected at random from vocabulary words by government officials
when surnames became compulsory.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Leonard+Marcella(Marsh)Haas=Donna Haas,SD/Minn/Phoenix | Steve Franklin | 3 |
| Hass in PA |
| 5 |
| HAAS | Maisie | 1 |
| Haas of Scranton, PA |
 mjk38
| 16 |
| Mary, William, and Anna Haas |
maryannob49
| 0 |
| Lucien Haas | Maggi Predmore | 6 |
| Obit: Marvin Haas of Nebraska (1924-2006) |
wilsonje19
| 0 |
| HAAS Patrice Leigh 1974-1974 |
t42Parkdale
| 0 |
| Haas surname |
MaryKlein27
| 10 |
| Does anyone have a copy of "Haas Family History" by Arthur Milton Haas |
richard_m_parker
| 11 |
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