Explore the Family Name Glas

The meaning of Glas

1. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Glass. 2. German: from a short form of the medieval personal name Gelasius, the name of a pope (492–6). 3. Dutch: cognate of German Glass. 4. Scottish: variant of Glass. 5. Slovenian: nickname from glas ‘voice’, presumably applied to someone with a loud or otherwise remarkable voice. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Georg, Gerhard, Johann.

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How common is the last name Glas in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Glas has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 34,904 and increased slightly by 0.42% to rank 34,758 in 2010. The count of people with the surname Glas also rose, from 612 in 2000 to 650 in 2010, marking a 6.21% growth. However, the proportion per 100k people dropped slightly by 4.35%, from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,904	#34,758	0.42%
Count	612	650	6.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.22	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Glas

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most individuals with the Glas surname identify as White, making up more than 90% of the population in both 2000 and 2010. There was a minimal decrease within this group, from 91.18% in 2000 to 90.46% in 2010. The Hispanic representation saw an upward trend, rising from 5.23% in 2000 to 6.62% in 2010. For those identifying as Black or Two or more races, there were decreases of 31.67% and 32.46% respectively. No data was recorded for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with either no individuals or the data being suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.18%	90.46%	-0.79%
Hispanic	5.23%	6.62%	26.58%
Black	1.8%	1.23%	-31.67%
Two or More Races	1.14%	0.77%	-32.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%