Find out how popular the last name Gassman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gassman.

Gassman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gassman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gassman in America

Gassman is the 18166th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gassman surname appeared 1,532 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Gassman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gassman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gassman

The surname Gassman has its origins in Germany, with records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Germanic word "gast," meaning "guest" or "stranger," and was likely used as an occupational name for an innkeeper or someone who provided hospitality to travelers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the town of Schmalkalden, in present-day Thuringia, Germany, where a certain Hans Gassman was mentioned in a local census record from 1567. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the region by that time.

Another early reference comes from the town of Mühlhausen, also in Thuringia, where a Johann Gassman was listed as a resident in a church register from 1602. The name's presence in these historical documents indicates its widespread use across central Germany during the Renaissance era.

In the 18th century, the Gassman name appeared in various parts of the German-speaking world, such as the city of Strasbourg (then part of the Holy Roman Empire), where a merchant named Johann Gassman was born in 1712. Around the same time, a Johann Friedrich Gassman (1717-1788) gained recognition as a composer and music theorist in Venice, Italy.

As the centuries progressed, the Gassman surname spread further across Europe and beyond. Notable individuals with this last name include the German-born writer and critic Basil Gassman (1786-1846), who spent much of his life in England, and the American lawyer and politician John Gassman (1821-1895), who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.

Other historical figures bearing the Gassman name include the Swiss painter and printmaker Karl Gassman (1865-1942), the Austrian actor Walter Gassman (1892-1967), and the Italian-American actor Vittorio Gassman (1922-2000), who starred in numerous acclaimed films throughout his long career.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gassman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gassman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gassman was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gassman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gassman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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