Kass
Kass is a surname. It originated in several different ways, including as a nickname in former eastern territories of Germany from the Czech word kos ("blackbird" or "shrewd person"), from the Estonian word kass meaning cat,[1] from the given name Gazo, as an Ashkenazi Jewish surname from the given name Casriel, and possibly as an Americanized spelling of Káš or Kaše.[2][3] The 2010 United States census found 3,796 people with the surname Kass, making it the 8,655th-most-common surname in the country, compared to 3,523 people (8,599th-most-common) in the 2000 census. In both US censuses, more than nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as non-Hispanic white.[4]
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Czech, Estonian |
| Meaning | Cat (in Estonian) |
| Region of origin | Estonia |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Katz |
People with the surname include:
- Amalie Kass (1928–2019), American historian
- Amy Kass (1940–2015), American humanities scholar
- Carmen Kass (born 1978), Estonian model
- Danny Kass (born 1982), American snowboarder
- Deborah Kass (born 1952), American painter
- Edward H. Kass (1917–1990), American physician, professor and historian
- James R. Kass (fl. 1962–present), Canadian physicist
- János Kass (1927–2010), Hungarian illustrator
- Jerome Kass (1937–2015), American screenwriter and author
- Johannes Kass (born 1949), Estonian politician
- John Kass (born 1956), American journalist
- Kristiina Kass (born 1970), Estonian children's writer and illustrator
- Leon Kass (born 1939), American bioethicist
- Leonhard Kass (1911–1985), Estonian footballer
- Peter Kass (1923–2008), American acting teacher and director
- Pnina Moed Kass (born 1938), Belgian writer
- Ras Kass (born John Austin, 1973), American rapper
- Raye Kass (fl. 1970–present), Canadian social scientist
- Rob Kass (fl. 1990–present), American statistician
- Robin Kåss (born 1977), Norwegian medical doctor and politician
- Ron Kass (1935–1986), American businessman, recording executive, and film producer
- Sam Kass (born 1980), American chef
See also
References
- Puss, Fred (22 August 2018). "Prosopographical-Territorial Analysis for Researching Estonian Surname Giving (1822–1835)" (PDF). University of Tartu, Institute of the Estonian Language: 24. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. p. 281. ISBN 0199771693.
- Guggenheimer, Heinrich Walter; Guggenheimer, Eva H. (1992). Jewish Family Names and Their Origins. New York: KTAV Publishing House. p. 392. ISBN 0881252972.
- "How common is your last name?". Newsday. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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