Wass Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Wass Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Wass family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 23
Farmer 18
Coal Miner C Hewer 18
Agricultural Labourer 16
General Servant Domestic 15
Coal Miner Hewer 14
Dress Maker 12
Domestic Servant 11
Coal Hewer 11
Cotton Weaver 10
Cook Domestic 9
School 9
Brick Layer 9
Railway Porter 7
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 7
Charwoman 6
General Labourer 6
Housemaid Domestic 5
Coal Miner 5
House Maid Domestic 5
Tailoress 5
Horseman On Farm 5
Brass Finisher 4
Weaver In Woollen Mill 4
Coal Porter 4

Wass Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Wass 100% 11,682
2 Weiss 60% 1,408
3 Wiss 75% 292
4 Wess 75% 252
5 Woss 75% 130

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The surname Wass is the most popular version of all its varients

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