How common is the surname Glass?

41,802 people in the United States had the surname Glass in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,386 Americans. It ranked 823rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Glass?

Philip Glass, American composer (born 1937), followed by Hugh Glass.

Where is the surname Glass most common?

Wikidata records people named Glass in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Glass getting more or less common?

More common. 40,724 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 41,802 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Glass

A French nickname surname, carried by 41,802 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex G420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Glass is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

French origin

* As an English, Jewish and German surname, from the noun glass. * Also as an English surname, from a nickname derived from French glas (“bell, tumult, clash of arms”). * As a Celtic surname (Irish, Welsh, Cornish, and Scottish Gaelic), Anglicized from the adjective glas (“grey”). * Also as a German surname, altered from the personal name Klass, shortened from Nikolaus, compare Nicholas. * As a Slovene surname, Americanized and Germanized from Glas.

Glass is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 41,802 people named Glass in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,386 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 40,724.

#823

rank among US surnames

41,802

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #770)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#814	Sellers	42,577	7,251
#815	Leblanc	42,575	7,252
#816	Esparza	42,559	7,255
#817	Hardin	42,469	7,270
#818	Bradshaw	42,465	7,271
#819	McIntosh	42,379	7,285
#820	Howe	42,265	7,305

Who is named Glass

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

77% of people named Glass identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Glasss

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Philip Glass
American composer (born 1937)
Hugh Glass
American fur trapper and frontiersman, 1783–1833
Ron Glass
American actor (1945-2016)
Alisha Glass
American volleyball player, born 1988
Carter Glass
American politician (1858–1946)
Stephen Glass
American journalist, born 1972
Ira Glass
American radio personality, born 1959
Caitlin Glass
American voice actress, born 1981
Ned Glass
American actor (1906-1984)
Noah Glass
American technology entrepreneur, born 1981
Todd Glass
American comedian, born 1964
Max Glass
Austrian film producer, 1881–1965

Notable Glasss come mostly from the United States (12) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Glass

Glass has the Soundex code G420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G420.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Glass come from?: * As an English, Jewish and German surname, from the noun glass. * Also as an English surname, from a nickname derived from French glas (“bell, tumult, clash of arms”). * As a Celtic surname (Irish, Welsh, Cornish, and Scottish Gaelic), Anglicized from the adjective glas (“grey”). * Also as a…
How common is the surname Glass?: 41,802 people in the United States had the surname Glass in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,386 Americans. It ranked 823rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Glass?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Glass identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Glass?: Philip Glass, American composer (born 1937), followed by Hugh Glass.
Where is the surname Glass most common?: Wikidata records people named Glass in the United States and Austria.
What type of surname is Glass?: Glass is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Glass getting more or less common?: More common. 40,724 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 41,802 in 2010, up 2.6%.