The Haas surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 34,918 people carried this name — #1,001 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 8,450 people counted. That is up 3% from 34,032 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Haas surname
From Dutch, German, and Jewish surname, from Middle Dutch and Middle High German hase, from Old High German hase (“hare”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Haas» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
4,203 people named Haas live in Switzerland.
They live in all 26 of Switzerland’s cantons, most of all in Lucerne.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,909 people named Haas.
207 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 73 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 441 people named Haas 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
258 people named Haas have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 379 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 237 people named Haas 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 Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
104 people named Haas are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Haas in American newspapers,
1889–1907.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Haas,
with a public archive behind them.
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Conrad Haas 1509–1576 · engineer -
Johann Christoph Haas 1753–1829 · painter -
Josephine Haas 1783–1846 · philanthropist -
Michael Haas 1810–1866 · Catholic priest -
Friedrich Haas 1811–1886 · organ builder
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 149 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Haas.
- Ha 18,156 · U.S. census
- Haab 436 · U.S. census
- Haag 9,957 · U.S. census
- Haage 331 · U.S. census
- Haan 1,940 · U.S. census
- Haar 2,096 · U.S. census
- Haase 8,904 · U.S. census
- Haaser 206 · U.S. census
- Habas 271 · U.S. census
- Haber 5,258 · U.S. census
- Haberer 806 · U.S. census
- Haberkorn 1,055 · U.S. census
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