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

Hass, 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 Hass surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hass in America

Hass is the 5101st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hass surname appeared 6,863 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Hass.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hass 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 Hass

The surname Hass is of German origin and dates back to the early medieval period. It is thought to have derived from the Old High German word "has," meaning a rabbit or hare. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who worked with rabbits or lived in an area where rabbits were abundant.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Hass can be found in the Codex Traditionum Corbeiensium, a medieval manuscript from the Benedictine abbey of Corvey in present-day North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. This document, dating back to the 9th century, mentions a man named Hasso, which is believed to be a variant spelling of the surname Hass.

In the 11th century, the name Hasso appeared in the Annales Corbeienses, a chronicle of the abbey of Corvey. This suggests that the name was well-established in the region during this time period. It is possible that the name Hass may have been derived from place names containing the word "Has" or "Hass," such as Hasselbach or Hasselbach-Weidenau in Hesse, Germany.

One notable figure in history who bore the surname Hass was Johann Matthias Hass (1684-1742), a German composer and organist who lived in the Baroque period. He was born in Hausfeld, near Halberstadt, and is best known for his organ works and sacred compositions.

Another individual of historical significance was Johann Adolf Hass (1713-1795), a German painter and engraver from Nuremberg. He is particularly renowned for his engravings of works by renowned artists such as Rembrandt and Rubens.

In the 19th century, Friedrich Hass (1808-1881) was a German chemist and inventor from Kassel. He is credited with developing a process for the industrial production of potassium chlorate, which had significant applications in the manufacturing of matches and explosives.

The surname Hass has also been associated with notable figures in the field of literature. One example is Petrus Hass (1618-1667), a German poet and dramatist from Nuremberg who wrote plays and poems in both German and Latin.

Finally, it is worth mentioning Johann Gottfried Hass (1744-1829), a German painter and art teacher from Nuremberg. He was a prominent figure in the Nuremberg art scene and is particularly known for his portrait paintings and religious works.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hass

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

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 Hass 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 Hass 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 Hass was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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