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

Hasse, 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 Hasse surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hasse in America

Hasse is the 14025th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hasse surname appeared 2,148 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 Hasse.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hasse 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 Hasse

The surname Hasse has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the Middle Ages. The name is believed to be derived from the Old German word "haso," meaning hare or rabbit. It may have originally been a descriptive nickname given to someone who resembled a hare in some way, or perhaps someone who was known for hunting these animals.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony dating back to the 9th century. Here, a certain "Hasso de Wittenberg" is mentioned in a document from the year 1156.

The Hasse surname was particularly prevalent in the regions of Saxony, Thuringia, and Brandenburg, where it was often associated with noble families and landowners. In the 14th century, a family of Hussens or Hasses owned estates near the town of Eisenach, and their name appears in various records and charters from that time.

One notable member of this family was Johann Matthias Hasse, a celebrated German composer who lived from 1699 to 1783. He was known for his operas and was considered a master of the Baroque style. Another famous bearer of the name was the German philosopher and mathematician Johann Adolf Hasse, who lived from 1685 to 1742 and made significant contributions to the field of calculus.

In the 16th century, the Hasse name can be found in records from the city of Nuremberg, where a family of merchants and bankers used this surname. One member of this family, Hans Hasse, was a prominent merchant and alderman who lived from 1525 to 1598.

The Hasse surname has also been associated with various place names throughout Germany, such as Hassedorf, Hassenberg, and Hasselhausen, which may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the name in certain regions.

Other notable individuals with the surname Hasse include the German mathematician Helmut Hasse, who lived from 1898 to 1979 and made important contributions to the field of algebraic number theory, and the German physicist Wilhelm Hasse, who lived from 1876 to 1944 and was known for his work on the properties of materials at low temperatures.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hasse

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

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

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