Wass Family History
Wass Name Meaning
Scottish and English: from the Norman personal name Wazo, which is probably derived from a compound Germanic name with a first element wad ‘to go’. Compare Wade 1.German and Swedish: nickname from Middle High German was(se), Swedish vass ‘sharp’, ‘cutting’. The Swedish name is a soldier’s name, one of the identifying names adopted by soldiers in the 17th and 18th centuries, before the use of surnames became general in Scandinavia.Swedish: ornamental name from vass ‘reed’, ‘marsh’.German: metonymic occupational name for a seller of wax, from Middle Low German was ‘wax’ (see Wax).
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Name Distribution of Wass Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Wass families
 27 - 51  10 - 26 |
 1 - 9  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Wass families
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180 - 357 61 - 179 |
1 - 60 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Wass families
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4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Wass Family Origin
Wass Immigration Information
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Wass Family Occupations
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