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

Similar surnames: Gast, Grass, Fass, Glass, Nass, Pass, Hass, Wass, Bass, Gans

65K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
8K	Military Records
6K	Immigration Records
46K	Census and Voter Lists
186K	Member Trees

Search for a relative to learn more about your family history.

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.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Gass surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

View Census Data for Gass

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.

View Census Data for Gass

Data not to scale

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

Farmer

50%

Labourer

21%

Salesman

Butcher

Nurse

100%

What Gass family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 46K census records available for the last name Gass. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Gass census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search Canadian census records for Gass

Passenger List

There are 6K 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.

View all Gass immigration records

Military Records

There are 8K 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.

View all Gass military records

You've only scratched the surface of Gass family history

Discover More

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.

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Gass family tree

Explore Your Tree

Search for another surname

Gass Surname Meaning

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

Where is the Gass family from?

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.

Data not to scale

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

Farmer

50%

Labourer

21%

Salesman

Butcher

Nurse

100%

What Gass family records will you find?

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.

Gass Family History

Gass Surname Meaning

312,000 record(s) for Gass

Search for a relative to learn more about your family history.

Where is the Gass family from?

What did your Gass ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Gass family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Gass family history

What is the average Gass lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Gass family tree

Search for another surname

Gass Surname Meaning

312,000 record(s) for Gass

Search for a relative to learn more about your family history.

Where is the Gass family from?

What did your Gass ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Gass family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Gass family history

What is the average Gass lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Gass family tree

Search for another surname