The Sass surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,856 people carried this name — #6,909 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 60,600 people counted. That is down 2% from 4,962 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Sass surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘at the sasse’.

An early record he cites: Thomas Sachel, Somerset, 1327–28 (1 Edward III) — Kirby's Quest (Somerset).

His entry covers Sass and Sasse.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 667 · public domain.

In Poland’s population register

643 people named Sass have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 735 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 Kuyavian-Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Kuyavian-Pomeranian 137
Greater Poland 114
Łódź 101
Pomeranian 86
Masovian 40
Silesian 38
Lublin 37
Warmian-Masurian 28

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 64 people named Sass 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.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 42
City of Buenos Aires 12
Corrientes 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 47 people named Sass.

13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 13
Paris 18
Val-de-Marne 4
Hauts-de-Seine 2
Côtes-d’Armor 2
Eure 1
Essonne 1
Vosges 1
Vaucluse 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

43 people named Sass live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 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

Zurich 11
Aargau 7
Thurgau 7
Basel-Landschaft 6
Zug 5
Bern 4
Basel-Stadt 3

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 the Nordic population registers

42 people named Sass is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 42

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).

In print

Sass in American newspapers,
1920.

Newspaper page from The Jones County News carrying the name Sass
The Jones County News 1920-10-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Sass in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

3,117 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sass. The most, 1,742, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 1,261
New South Wales 1,016
South Australia 392
Queensland 221
Western Australia 131
Tasmania 84
ACT (Canberra) 7
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Sass.

Who carried it

People named Sass,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johann Sass d. 1748 · printer
  • Friedrich von Sass d. 1689 · land owner
  • Bernhardine von Sass d. 1806
  • Johann Christoph von Sass 1704–1749
  • Benjamin Sass 1725–1791 · cleric
  • Heinrich Gideon von Sass 1736–1808 · land owner

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Sass,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,738 records

1,738 records of the Sass name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 912
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 379
  • Other U.S. records 447
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John F. Saß

    Born 1900 in Ohio. Enlisted 1942 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin; machinist from Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1981, buried at Wood National Cemetery, Wisconsin.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Lea Saß

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the America from Cherbourg, aged 23; seamstress. From Kozowa, Austria; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record William Herbert Sass

    U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Born 1962, died 1997; buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,738 records for Sass in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany901 records

901 records of the Sass name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 900
  • German applications to settle and marry 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Rudolf Saß

    Born 1897; from Elmshorn, Pinneberg. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1918 (Grenadier Regiment No. 2).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Magdalena Saß

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Gaibach in 1858.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Würzburg (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Albert Saß

    Born 1882; from Gr. Podel, Stolp. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 4 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 341).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 901 records for Sass in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands151 records

151 records of the Sass name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 70
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 68
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 13
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Dina Sass

    Married in 1844 in Middelburg; domestic servant. Died 1894 in Middelburg, aged 76.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joachim Gerardus Heinrich Sass

    Born 1917 in Gouda. Married in 1943 in Gouda; "decorateur".

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Midden-Holland (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Henriette Sass

    Married in 1879 in Rotterdam. Died 1943 in Ossendrecht.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 151 records for Sass in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia55 records

55 records of the Sass name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 41
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 6
  • Other Australian records 8
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Saß

    Arrived in Victoria in 1861 aboard the Linda, aged 25; German.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joh Heinr Saß

    Arrived in Queensland in 1872 aboard the Shakespeare, aged 16.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Hermann Sass

    Gentleman of Carlton, Victoria; died 1914.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 55 records for Sass in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada31 records

31 records of the Sass name in Canada
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 19
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 5
  • Other Canadian records 7
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Nancy Ann Sass

    Died 1997, aged 51; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William John Saß

    Buried in 1979 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alexander Saß

    Buried in 1987 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 31 records for Sass in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France19 records

19 records of the Sass name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Isabelle Veronique Saß

    Born 1973 in Gisors (Eure); died 1999 in Ratenelle (Saône-et-Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Marc Raymond Saß

    Born 1953 in Fraize (Vosges); died 1994 in Meaux (Seine-et-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Georges Louis Saß

    Born 1904 in Ivry-sur-Seine (Paris); died 1975 in Joux-la-Ville (Yonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Sass in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Sass name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Sass

    Royal Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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