Glass Family History

Glass Surname Meaning

English and German: metonymic occupational name for a glazier or glass blower from Old English glæs ‘glass’ Middle High German glas. In English, the name may also derive from a nickname from Old French glas clas ‘clash of arms, noise, tumult (of battle)’.

Irish (Ulster), Welsh, Cornish, and Scottish: from an Anglicized form of the epithet glas 'slate colored, gray' or any of various Gaelic surnames derived from it.

German: from an altered form of the personal name Klass, a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas). This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Glass ‘glass’ or a metonymic occupational name for a glazier or glass blower (compare 1 above).

Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian Glas ‘voice’.

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

Similar surnames: Grass, Glas, Gloss, Klass, Gass, Blass, Plass, Glaus, Lass, Gast

324K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
45K	Military Records
29K	Immigration Records
234K	Census and Voter Lists
636K	Member Trees

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Where is the Glass family from?

You can see how Glass families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Glass family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Glass families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 293 Glass families living in Ontario. This was about 59% of all the recorded Glass's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Glass families in 1911.

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What did your Glass ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Glass. 41% of Glass men worked as a Farmer and 15% of Glass women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Glass were Laborer and Servant.

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Farmer

41%

Labourer

11%

Clerk

Laborer

Housekeeper

15%

Income

12%

Stenographer

12%

Servant

12%

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Census Record

There are 234K census records available for the last name Glass. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Glass census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 29K immigration records available for the last name Glass. 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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Military Records

There are 45K military records available for the last name Glass. For the veterans among your Glass ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Glass lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Glass life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Glass in 1941 was 35, and 74 in 2004.

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Glass Surname Meaning

Irish (Ulster), Welsh, Cornish, and Scottish: from an Anglicized form of the epithet glas 'slate colored, gray' or any of various Gaelic surnames derived from it.

German: from an altered form of the personal name Klass, a shortened form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas). This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Glass ‘glass’ or a metonymic occupational name for a glazier or glass blower (compare 1 above).

Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian Glas ‘voice’.

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

Where is the Glass family from?

What did your Glass ancestors do for a living?

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

41%

Labourer

11%

Clerk

Laborer

Housekeeper

15%

Income

12%

Stenographer

12%

Servant

12%

What Glass family records will you find?

What is the average Glass lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Glass life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Glass in 1941 was 35, and 74 in 2004.

Glass Family History

Glass Surname Meaning

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Glass Surname Meaning

1 million record(s) for Glass

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Where is the Glass family from?

What did your Glass ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Glass family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Glass family history

What is the average Glass lifespan?

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