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Gass Name Meaning

South German Swiss German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name for someone who lived in a street in a city town or village Middle High German gazze German Gasse Yiddish gas ‘street side street’. Altered form of German Gast . Scottish (southwestern): habitational name from Gasse (Kirkcudbrights). English (of Norman origin): variant of Gaze from the Old French male personal name Gace a Parisian form of ancient Germanic Waz(z)o (see Wass ).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Gast, Grass, Fass, Glass, Nass, Pass, Hass, Wass, Bass, Gans

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Where is the Gass family from?

You can see how Gass families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Gass family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Gass families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 74 Gass families living in London. This was about 21% of all the recorded Gass's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Gass families in 1891.
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What did your Gass ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Plumber and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Gass. 20% of Gass men worked as a Plumber and 78% of Gass women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Gass were Incapacitated and Unpaid Domestic Dut. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Plumber
    20%
  • Old Age Pensioner
    20%
  • Joiner
    20%
  • Incapacitated
    20%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    78%
  • Private Means
    6%
  • House Wife
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dut
    2%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 6,000 immigration records available for the last name Gass. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 8,000 military records available for the last name Gass. For the veterans among your Gass ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Gass lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Gass life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Gass in 1949 was 59, and 74 in 2004.

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