Cass is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cass
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning:

Cas, an ancient Irish personal name, found so early as the fifth century.

Dweller at, or near, an oak tree or forest, or at a hedged enclosure; one who made and sold copper pots; the son of Cass, a pet form of Cassandra meaning "helper of men".

Cass is the form of Cash. An english variant of Cass that means dweller at, or near, an oak tree or forest, or at a hedged enclosure.

Family name is form of the Cash. A place in Strathmiglo, county of Fife.

How popular is Cass?

Cass is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Ireland, Vietnam.

Cass is ranked 27936 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Casss plummeted by 1.48 per cent to 7581 since 2000 and slipped by 418 spots and ranked at 4679. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.24 90.99
Black 3.72 4.08
Hispanic or Latino 2.31 1.69
Others 1.83 1.64
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.11 1.05
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.79 0.55
Cass is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however England is ahead in terms of density. Around 19256 people have been found who wears Cass as their family name. Cass is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Cass:
4,030 United States11,221
Countries with thousands of Cass:
2,253 England3,624
2,239 Australia1,703
Countries with hundreds of Cass:
5,582 Canada813
9,134 South Africa738
1,963 Ireland258
1,572 Vietnam152
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,974 New Zealand92
5,379 Scotland77
18,805 Mexico62
4,716 Wales61
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
116,517 Brazil49
5,748 Singapore43
213,663 Thailand43
137,699 Germany28
29,419 Israel24
200,772 France23
54,547 Spain22
188,373 Philippines15
123,814 Iran15
43,230 Switzerland13
7,751 Northern Ireland13
377,010 Russia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
111,742 Malaysia10
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
8,933 China8
43,211 Denmark7
94,797 Netherlands7
786,157 India7
121,657 Italy6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Edward Cass from Ireland aboard the Arrick from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 35 years old when he arrived in New-York on January 29, 1849. Workwoman Mary Cass, Elizth. Cass, aged 26, George Cass, aged 30, Thomas Cass (26) Immigrant, James Cass, aged 24, Margt. Cass (22) Immigrant, Surgeon William Cass, U Cass, and 54 other Cass around 69.23% of whom were workman while others worked as servant migrated to US.

From Germany

Servant Lina Cass from Hanover aboard the Auguste from Bremen. She is registered to be 25 years old when she arrived in Chicago on September 18, 1865. J Cass, aged 16, 46 years old Theresia Cass, Bernhard Cass, Julia Cass, aged 18, 58 years old Nat. Cass, 58 years old Wilh. Cass, 23 years old Emma Cass, Helene Cass, aged 5, and 1 other Cass around 33.33% of whom were farmer while others worked as miller migrated to US from Bremen, Havre, Liverpool and Hamburg & Havre.

Cass Namesakes

  • George Washington Cass, American industrialist and president of the Northern Pacific Railway
  • Elizabeth Cass, English seamstress and dress designer whose mistaken arrest for prostitution
  • Brian Cass, managing director of Huntingdon Life Sciences
  • Godfrey Cass, Australian actor in the silent era
  • Wilfred Cass, CBE FRSA co-founded the Cass Sculpture Foundation
  • Melnea Cass, American community and civil rights activist
  • David Cass, professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Peggy Cass, American actress, comedian, game show panelist
  • Lewis Cass, American military officer, politician
  • Harriet Cass, freelance broadcaster, best
  • Frederick Cass, Canadian politician
  • Moss Cass, former member of the Australian House of Representatives
  • Ronald Cass, British screenwriter, composer, playwright
  • Maurice Cass, character actor
  • Jen Cass, American singer-songwriter born in Detroit

Cass Namesakes

  • George Washington Cass, American industrialist and president of the Northern Pacific Railway
  • Elizabeth Cass, English seamstress and dress designer whose mistaken arrest for prostitution
  • Brian Cass, managing director of Huntingdon Life Sciences
  • Godfrey Cass, Australian actor in the silent era
  • Wilfred Cass, CBE FRSA co-founded the Cass Sculpture Foundation
  • Melnea Cass, American community and civil rights activist
  • David Cass, professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania
  • Peggy Cass, American actress, comedian, game show panelist
  • Lewis Cass, American military officer, politician
  • Harriet Cass, freelance broadcaster, best
  • Frederick Cass, Canadian politician
  • Moss Cass, former member of the Australian House of Representatives
  • Ronald Cass, British screenwriter, composer, playwright
  • Maurice Cass, character actor
  • Jen Cass, American singer-songwriter born in Detroit

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