How common is the surname Cass?

7,581 people in the United States had the surname Cass in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,726 Americans. It ranked 4,679th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cass?

Lewis Cass, American politician (1782-1866), followed by Peggy Cass.

Where is the surname Cass most common?

Wikidata records people named Cass in the United States.

Is the surname Cass getting more or less common?

Less common. 7,695 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,581 in 2010, down 1.5%.

Is Cass also a first name?

Yes. Cass is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Cass

A patronymic surname, carried by 7,581 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex C200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cass is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

* As an English surname, from a pet form of Cassandra. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Cais (“descendant of the curly-haired one”), from cas (“curly”).

Cass is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,581 people named Cass in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,726 Americans. That is down 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,695.

#4,679

rank among US surnames

7,581

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

-1.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,261)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,675	Donley	7,589	40,683
#4,676	Cassell	7,587	40,694
#4,678	Matheson	7,585	40,705
#4,679	Minnick	7,581	40,726

Who is named Cass

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Cass identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Casss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lewis Cass
American politician (1782-1866)
Peggy Cass
American actress, comedian, game show panelist, and announcer (1924-1999)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Cass

Cass has the Soundex code C200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C200.

Questions

Where does the surname Cass come from?: * As an English surname, from a pet form of Cassandra. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Cais (“descendant of the curly-haired one”), from cas (“curly”).
How common is the surname Cass?: 7,581 people in the United States had the surname Cass in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,726 Americans. It ranked 4,679th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cass?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Cass identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cass?: Lewis Cass, American politician (1782-1866), followed by Peggy Cass.
Where is the surname Cass most common?: Wikidata records people named Cass in the United States.
What type of surname is Cass?: Cass is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Cass getting more or less common?: Less common. 7,695 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,581 in 2010, down 1.5%.
Is Cass also a first name?: Yes. Cass is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.