Wass
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See also: wass
English
Etymology
From the Norman personal name Wazo.
Proper noun
Wass (countable and uncountable, plural Wasses)
- A surname from Norman.
- A village in Byland with Wass parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE5579).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wass is the 16707th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1713 individuals. Wass is most common among White (93.05%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wass”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German was, from Old Saxon wahs, from Proto-West Germanic *wahs, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą. Cognate with English wax.
Noun
Wass n (plural has not been set)