Wass Surname

58,913th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wass Surname Definition:

Nicholas Wax, Wiltshire, 1273.

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Wass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,7881:19,9852,835
United States2,6391:137,34714,353
Australia9481:28,4763,868
Sweden9271:10,622936
Canada3381:109,01111,697
Papua New Guinea1241:65,7568,577
New Zealand1081:41,9297,008
Finland1041:52,8536,329
Austria1031:82,67412,370
Denmark911:62,0306,253
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Wales221:140,66110,115
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Norway181:285,68329,080
Ivory Coast181:1,281,73528,562
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Algeria111:3,511,95946,373
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
France91:7,380,302306,885
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
India81:95,883,173728,828
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Djibouti41:228,733966
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6011:15,2252,258
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4981:100,84110,216

Wass (488) may also be a first name.

Wass Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wass,' a township in the parish of Kilburn, near Helmsley, North Riding of Yorkshire This is an established Yorkshire name. Probably the two following entries do not concern this name:

Nicholas Wax, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Waz, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1748. Married — Christopher Wass and Margaret Thickpenny: St. George Chapel, Mayfair.

1765. — Samuel Lane and Rose Wass: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 belonging to Wass (Yorks), apparently a form of Wase: v. Wase.

(occasionally) 2 Sharp, Keen [Old English hwœs(s = O.H.Ger. h)was\ (Anglo-French-Celt.) = Wace, q.v.

W aso.—Domesday-Bk.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Thomas and Henry Wass were freeholders of Warsopp and North Muscombe, Notts, in 1698 (Harleian MS., 6846). Joseph Wasse was rector of Aynho, Northamptonshire, in 1711 (Baker's "Northamptonshire"). Christopher Wase was mayor of Hertford in 1680 (Turnor's "Hertford"). Wass was a common name in Northallerton, Yorkshire, in the 17th and 18th centuries (Ingledew's "Northallerton"). In the 13th century this name in one form and another was much more widely distributed than it is at present: as Was and Waz it then occurred in Oxfordshire and Wiltshire; as Wase and Waze, in Norfolk; as Le Wase, in Bucks; and as De Was, in Northumberland (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Wass Last Name Facts

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

Wass (Hindi: वैस) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wass? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 58,913th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 850,554 people. Wass occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Wass live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 384,758th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 488 people.

It is most frequent in England, where it is held by 2,788 people, or 1 in 19,985. In England Wass is most numerous in: Nottinghamshire, where 11 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 10 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 7 percent are found. Not including England this surname exists in 63 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Wass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wass has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wass surname grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 530 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wass Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wass last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wass earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 24.1% less than the national average, earning 262,681 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 40.97% less than the national average, earning R 140,268 per year; in United States they earn 4.61% more than the national average, earning $45,138 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.48% less than the national average, earning $46,959 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wasse893,713/
Waiss892,459/
Wayss89124/
Whass8942/
Wajss8936/
Hwass8933/
Wahss8913/
Wassh892/
Waïss892/
Washs891/
Wassd891/
Wauss891/
Weass891/
Wassp891/
Waass890/
Was865,543/
Waisse8099/
Waysse8019/
Wassås8016/
Hwasse804/
Wahass802/
Waschs802/
Wattss801/
Whaiss801/
Wausse801/
Bass75109,905/
Vass7532,981/
Wais7516,586/
Wase7513,494/
Waas756,668/
Wash756,336/
Wajs753,097/
Ways751,032/
Woss75541/
Weas75350/
Wasz75119/
Hwas7575/
Waus7553/
Wahs7524/
Waïs759/
Whas753/
Uass753/
Wuas753/
Vwas751/
Wasj751/
Waıs751/
Waxs751/
Wgas751/
Wwas751/
Wahasse731/
Weiss67195,790/
Waais679,441/
Wahsh674,825/
Vasse673,755/
Waays672,494/
Washe672,381/
Hwais671,425/
Wease671,220/
Hvass671,068/
Wasch67580/
Hwash67433/
Waise67295/
Baiss67275/
Bauss67273/
Wahas67207/
Wayse67195/
Wayhs67181/
Wahus67175/
Wayts67109/
Vauss67106/
Waish67103/
Vaiss67101/
Baass67100/
Vayss6756/
Vassh6742/
Waase6740/
Weyss6730/
Wosse6730/
Waeys6724/
Bassh6723/
Whase6723/
Wauts6719/
Wadst6718/
Waush6716/
Bashs6716/
Waysz6715/
Waihs6715/
Whais6714/
Wause6714/
Wastå6714/
Washt6712/
Bayss6711/
Waasz6710/
Waszt679/
Waash678/
Wahts678/
Basss678/
Woiss677/
Wuase677/
Waisz676/
Waissová675/
Wahys675/
Wadås675/
Wajts674/
Weats674/
Waasp674/
Weuss672/
Uasse672/
Wahst672/
Hwase671/
Beass671/
Wahzs671/
Waisd671/
Waysh671/
Weads671/
Vasst671/
Waats671/
Waust671/
Waads671/
Vaass671/
Hwast671/
Way's671/
Wajst671/
Bassz671/
Bassø671/
Whash671/
Whast671/
Wauds670/
Wastt670/
Wayds670/
Uhass670/
Weash670/
Wayzs670/
Hwaas670/

Wass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wass in the Hindi language
वैसvaisa-

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