Explore the Family Name Jass

The meaning of Jass

German: possibly a shortened and altered form of Polish Jasínski (see Jasinski) or of some other Slavic name beginning with Jas-. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Otto.

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

The Jass surname, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen slight changes in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 39,617th in commonality among surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it had dropped to 41,164th, a decrease of 3.9%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with Jass as their last name increased slightly from 522 in 2000 to 529 in 2010, indicating a growth of 1.34%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals carrying the Jass surname per 100,000 people declined by 5.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,617	#41,164	-3.9%
Count	522	529	1.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jass

As for ethnic identity, the Jass surname has been associated with various groups, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. Among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, there was a small increase of 18.23% from 2000 to 2010. However, individuals identifying as Black or as belonging to two or more races remained constant at 0 (with no change) over the same period. The largest ethnic group associated with the surname is White, although the proportion decreased by 5.00% from 77.01% in 2000 to 73.16% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Hispanic showed a notable increase of 14.67%, growing from 20.11% in 2000 to 23.06% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals with the Jass surname identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	77.01%	73.16%	-5%
Hispanic	20.11%	23.06%	14.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.92%	2.27%	18.23%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.96%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%