How common is the surname Sass?

4,856 people in the United States had the surname Sass in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,580 Americans. It ranked 6,909th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sass?

Marie Sasse, Belgian operatic soprano (1834–1907).

Where is the surname Sass most common?

Wikidata records people named Sass in Belgium.

Is the surname Sass getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,962 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,856 in 2010, down 2.1%.

The surname Sass

A surname, carried by 4,856 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex S200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sass is more common than 95.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,856 people named Sass in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 63,580 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,962.

#6,909

rank among US surnames

4,856

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

-2.1%

change since 2000 (was #6,321)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,900	Feaster	4,871	63,384
#6,903	Eades	4,870	63,397
#6,904	Heyward	4,867	63,437
#6,905	Jaworski	4,865	63,463
#6,906	Hom	4,863	63,489
#6,907	Eberhart	4,862	63,502
#6,908	Martí	4,860	63,528

Who is named Sass

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

91% of people named Sass identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sasss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marie Sasse
Belgian operatic soprano (1834–1907)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sass

Sass has the Soundex code S200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S200.

Questions

How common is the surname Sass?: 4,856 people in the United States had the surname Sass in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,580 Americans. It ranked 6,909th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sass?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Sass identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sass?: Marie Sasse, Belgian operatic soprano (1834–1907).
Where is the surname Sass most common?: Wikidata records people named Sass in Belgium.
Is the surname Sass getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,962 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,856 in 2010, down 2.1%.