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The Wasson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,471 people carried this name — #4,182 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,800 people counted. That is up 1% from 8,384 in 2000.

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In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 8 births for the Wasson name in 1890.

Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 400 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 3 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name.

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

Where they were born, 1890

Ulster 8

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 332 people named Wasson.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Nord.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Nord 158
Pas-de-Calais 77
Paris 23
Somme 22
Yonne 8
Yvelines 8
Oise 5
Gard 3

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

In print

Wasson in American newspapers,
1883–1925.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Wasson
Evening Star 1883-05-16
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Wasson
The Washington Times 1912-08-13
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Wasson
Evening Star 1925-05-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 59,397 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Wasson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Thomas C. Wasson
    Thomas C. Wasson 1886–1948 · diplomat
  • Thomas C. Wasson
    Thomas C. Wasson 1896–1948 · diplomat
  • Isabel Bassett Wasson
    Isabel Bassett Wasson 1897–1994 · zoologist
  • Clara Wasson d. 1938
  • John Macamy Wasson 1810– · writer
  • Jesse Wasson 1821– · politician

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

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