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Gass Family History

Gass Surname Meaning

South German, Swiss German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name for someone who lived in a street in a city, town, or village. Middle High German gazze, German Gasse, Yiddish gas ‘street, side street’. Altered form of German Gast.

Scottish (southwestern): habitational name from Gasse (Kirkcudbrights).

English (of Norman origin): variant of Gaze, from the Old French male personal name Gace, a Parisian form of ancient Germanic Waz(z)o (see Wass).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Gass family from?

You can see how Gass families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Gass family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Gass families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 51 Gass families living in Nova Scotia. This was about 25% of all the recorded Gass's in Canada. Nova Scotia and 1 other province had the highest population of Gass families in 1911.
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What did your Gass ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Nurse were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Gass. 50% of Gass men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Gass women worked as a Nurse.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    50%
  • Labourer
    21%
  • Salesman
    7%
  • Butcher
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Nurse
    100%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 6,000 immigration records available for the last name Gass. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 8,000 military records available for the last name Gass. For the veterans among your Gass ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Gass lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Gass life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Gass in 1949 was 59, and 74 in 2004.

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