The Glas surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 650 people carried this name — #34,758 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 454,500 people counted. That is up 6% from 612 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Glas surname
Borrowed from Dutch and German Glas.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Glas» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 195 people named Glas.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 156 people named Glas live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
92 people named Glas have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 125 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
34 people named Glas live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 25 people named Glas live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
287 people named Glas is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Glas,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Glas 1695–1773 · preacher -
Anton Glas d. 1820
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Thomas Glas d. 1654 · Christian minister
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Thomas Glas d. 1682 · Christian minister
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Cyndrwyn Glas 485–550
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Bernhard Glas 1606–1671 · singer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Glas.
- Gladieux 489 · U.S. census
- Gladin 298 · U.S. census
- Glady 133 · U.S. census
- Glaize 117 · U.S. census
- Glapa 117 · U.S. census
- Glardon 157 · U.S. census
- Glaser 10,235 · U.S. census
- Glass 41,802 · U.S. census
- Glasser 4,221 · U.S. census
- Glasson 794 · U.S. census
- Glatt 1,713 · U.S. census
- Glatz 790 · U.S. census
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