Vas Family History
Vas Name Meaning
Portuguese: patronymic from Vasco, from the genitive
form. This name is also common on the west coast of India, where it
was taken by Portuguese colonists.Hungarian:
variant of Vass 5.Slovenian (eastern Slovenia;
Vaš): from a reduced and altered form of the personal name
Sebastjan (see Sebastian). Compare Bas.Dutch: from a short form of the personal name Servaas, from
Latin Servatus. St. Servaas was a bishop of Maastricht and its
patron saint.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Vas
Name Distribution of Vas Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Vas families
 13 - 24  5 - 12 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Vas families
|
4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Vas last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Vas census records
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Vas Family Origin
Vas Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Vas
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Vas Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Vas census records
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Vas Civil War Service Records
Message Board about Vas
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Threads: 5 - Messages: 7
| Thread | Author | Replies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kethely, Vas |  | jminns172 | 0 |
| Andrew & Julia VAS | | DeePagel | 1 |
| Alejandrina Mendez-Vas of Puerto Rico | | happytrails54 | 1 |
| VAS A 1898-1957 | | t42Parkdale | 0 |
| Alexis & Julia VAS | | DeePagel | 0 |
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