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

Quas, 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 Quas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quas in America

Quas is the 148347th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quas surname appeared 111 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Quas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quas 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 Quas

The surname QUAS is of German origin, with its earliest known roots dating back to the 13th century in the region now known as Bavaria. Derived from the Middle High German word "quasse," meaning a small bundle or bundle of twigs, the name was likely initially bestowed upon someone whose occupation involved working with bundles or bundles of wood or straw.

In the late 14th century, the QUAS surname appeared in records from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, where a "Johann Quas" was listed as a resident. This early mention suggests the name had already established itself in southern Germany by that time.

The QUAS name can also be found in historical documents from the nearby city of Nuremberg, where a "Konrad Quas" was recorded as a merchant in the year 1492. This provides evidence of the surname's presence in urban centers of the region during the late medieval period.

As the centuries progressed, various spelling variations of the name emerged, including Quass, Quaas, and Quasch, reflecting the fluid nature of surname spellings in those times. A notable bearer of the name was Hans Quaß (1492-1559), a German painter and engraver active in Nuremberg during the Renaissance.

In the 17th century, a "Georg Quas" was documented as a landowner in the village of Leipheim, near the city of Ulm, further highlighting the geographical spread of the surname within southern Germany.

Over time, individuals bearing the QUAS surname migrated to other parts of Europe and eventually to other continents, though the name retains its strongest historical roots in the German-speaking regions of Bavaria and its neighboring areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quas

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

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

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