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    The surname Wass

    A Norman surname, carried by 1,713 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex W200

    Wass: #16,707 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Wass #16,707, 1,713 people Wass: #16,707 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Wass #16,707, 1,713 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wass is more common than 89.7% of them.

    Origin

    Norman origin

    From the Norman personal name Wazo.

    One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,713 people named Wass in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 180,237 Americans. That is down 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,791.

    #16,707
    rank among US surnames
    1,713
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    -4.4%
    change since 2000 (was #15,110)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,704Guidroz1,714180,132
    #16,707Nyquist1,713180,237
    #16,716Rasor1,712180,342

    Who is named Wass

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

    93% of people named Wass identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Wasss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ted Wass
      American television director, born 1952

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Wass

    Wass has the Soundex code W200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W200.

    Other Norman surnames

    All 128 Norman surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Wass come from?
    From the Norman personal name Wazo.
    How common is the surname Wass?
    1,713 people in the United States had the surname Wass in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 180,237 Americans. It ranked 16,707th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wass?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Wass identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Wass?
    Ted Wass, American television director.
    Where is the surname Wass most common?
    Wikidata records people named Wass in the United States.
    Is the surname Wass getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,791 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,713 in 2010, down 4.4%.