Wass

From the Norman personal name Wazo.

Wass (countable and uncountable, plural Wasses)

1. A surname from Norman.
2. A village in Byland with Wass parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE5579).

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wass is the 16707^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1713 individuals. Wass is most common among White (93.05%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wass”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• SAWs, Saws, saws

From Middle Low German was, from Old Saxon wahs, from Proto-West Germanic *wahs, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą. Cognate with English wax.

Wass n (plural has not been set)

1. wax