Sass Surname

27,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Samoa

Sass Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the sasse.' 'Sasse, a lock in a river' (Halliwell). 'Sasse, from sass (Belgic), a sluice or lock, especially in a river that is cut with floodgates, to shut up or let out water for the better passage of boats and barges, as in Misterton Sasse' The Isle of Axholme, its place-names and river-names, John K.

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Sass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,9941:51,8246,244
South Africa4,1311:13,1151,641
Germany1,8011:44,7005,860
Hungary1,4651:6,701799
Brazil1,0921:196,0397,552
Poland9061:41,9526,579
Canada4051:90,9779,993
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
England2331:239,13319,651
Russia2021:713,48060,388
Estonia1921:6,884830
Romania1921:104,57211,822
Ukraine1751:260,13033,933
Denmark1641:34,4193,561
Samoa1621:1,196373
Australia1471:183,64418,462
France1461:454,95065,144
Argentina1041:410,99431,358
Austria1031:82,67412,370
Belarus651:146,17020,310
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Mauritania591:69,4044,742
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Norway191:270,64728,127
India181:42,614,743461,117
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Wales81:386,81619,671
Finland61:916,11741,832
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China31:455,773,85521,925
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9231:54,4086,113

The alternate forms: Sáss (38) & Šašš (4) are calculated separately.

Sass (418) may also be a first name.

Sass Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the sasse.' 'Sasse, a lock in a river' (Halliwell). 'Sasse, from sass (Belgic), a sluice or lock, especially in a river that is cut with floodgates, to shut up or let out water for the better passage of boats and barges, as in Misterton Sasse' The Isle of Axholme, its place-names and river-names, John K. Johnstone)

1617. John Sas and Jane Delabarr: Marriage Lic. (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(French-Latin) Dweller at a Willow-Tree [Old French sas for sals, etc., Latin salix] (Teutonic) Dweller at a Lock or Sluice [Dutch sas]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, a willow tree, or at a lock in a river.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Rener, John, Roger, Wil­liam de Sace or Saceio, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Simon, Evain, &c. de Saceio, 1180-95 (Ib.); Robert de Sauce, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Sass Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sass Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sass (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺱ, Hindi: सस्स, Russian: Сасс) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Sáss or Šašš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sass? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 27,320th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 370,472 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Sass are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 420,385th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 418 people.

The last name Sass is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6,994 people, or 1 in 51,824. In The United States Sass is most frequent in: New York, where 10 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 82 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 21 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Sass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sass has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sass surname increased 758 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,371 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sass Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sass last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Sass last name are 11.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Sass earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.05% less than the national average, earning 335,519 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.58% less than the national average, earning R 195,852 per year; in United States they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning $46,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.27% less than the national average, earning $49,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sáss9238/
Sasse8914,071/
Saiss89397/
Sauss89155/
Saass8913/
Seass896/
Sashs895/
Shass894/
Scass893/
Sayss891/
Saïss891/
Ssass891/
Sahss891/
Siass890/
Sas8636,226/
Sausse80798/
Saisse80374/
Schass8018/
Shauss8012/
Shashs807/
Saïsse804/
Scauss802/
Shaiss802/
Sausst801/
Scaiss801/
Saysse801/
Saísse801/
Saasse801/
D'Sass801/
Sassss801/
Sheass800/
Sase7521,164/
Cass7519,262/
Sias7511,662/
Sais756,688/
Seas753,452/
Jass753,354/
Saus752,175/
Saas752,091/
Zass75965/
Sats75934/
Soss75695/
Shas75685/
Says75665/
Sash75625/
Sahs75549/
Sasz75137/
Sads75122/
Sast7542/
Sajs7533/
Xass7518/
Saxs7518/
Hsas7517/
Sóss7515/
Saás7515/
Sasp7514/
Sasd7513/
Ssas7511/
Szas757/
Saïs756/
Scas754/
Šašš754/
Åsas751/
Sjas751/
Saës751/
Sasx751/
Jsas751/
Schauss73977/
Sa'asse7326/
Schaiss734/
Shaysse732/
Shashsh731/
Shchass731/
Sassova731/
Sassová731/
Shashse731/
Scheass730/
Schassp730/
Sa67375,265/
Jasse6714,783/
Szasz6712,707/
Shash676,547/
Sease673,732/
Shats672,970/
Sosse671,377/
Saaas671,272/
Sause671,254/
Sahas671,240/
Seats671,049/
Souss67987/
Jauss67767/
Seiss67704/
Seuss67423/
Sayse67354/
Zaiss67336/
Sauts67255/
Chass67227/
Shast67211/
Shays67209/
Saust67186/
Saise67154/
Shais67153/
Zauss67141/
Jhass67139/
Shoss67123/
Saase67100/
Shase6797/
Sashe6785/
Sahus6784/
Scoss6770/
Seyss6768/
Schas6763/
Shahs6761/
Saish6751/
Sioss6747/
Saids6744/
Saais6742/
Saays6739/
Shaus6738/
Saads6736/
Sjaus6733/
Schausse6730/
Saits6727/
Suoss6727/
Zasse6725/
Seads6722/
Ceass6719/
Sasch6719/
Djass6719/
Saash6719/
Saizs6718/
Scash6717/
Saush6717/
Saist6717/
Szoss6714/
Szaxs6712/
Giass6711/
Jassp6710/
Sausz6710/
Satsh6710/
Sooss6710/
Shaas679/
Schausst677/
Cassø677/
Saušs675/
Saisd675/
Ssaas675/
Shasd675/
Ssais674/
Caiss673/
Seash673/
Jeass673/
Sausd673/
Satse673/
Sauds672/
Satts672/
Seazs672/
Saissová672/
Jashs672/
Hsias672/
Scaus672/
Siazs672/
Cassì672/
Seahs672/
Jaiss672/
Sashd672/
Sheas671/
Saats671/
Sadsd671/
Saths671/
Sasht671/
Sasshova671/
Cassh671/
Cashs671/
Hsats671/
Ziass671/
Sceas671/
Shsso671/
Seast671/
Sgaus671/
Caass671/
Shasp671/
Sayts671/
Hshas671/
Shaisseh671/
Shhas671/
Saijs671/
Sahts671/
Saast671/
Sasce671/
Sauhs671/
Saïas671/
D'Sas671/
Casìs671/
Saysd671/
Sa'sd671/
Sa'st671/
Sjoss671/
Szazs671/
Xaass671/
Jjsas671/
Hssas671/
Sadds670/
Shads670/
Sajse670/
Sasze670/

Sass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sass in the Hindi language
सस्सsas'sa-
Sass in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺱalsas76.19
ﺳﺎﺱsas21.43
ﺍﺳﺎﺱasas2.38
Sass in the Russian language
Сассsass-

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