Vass
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Serf; also different form of Vaux; or different form of Wass
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈvæs/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Vass is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Hungary than in any other country, where it is the 69th most common surname.
- HUHungary≈1 in 2.4K(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States1 in 130K
- SKSlovakia≈1 in 17K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Hungary (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 131 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 2.4K (inferred from the name graph)
≈4,000 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Hungary, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Serf; also different form of Vaux; or different form of Wass.
Sources 1
- Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]
Where in the world(measured from records)
Vass counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HU Hungary | #69 | ≈4,000 est. | ≈1 in 2.4K | 13K | Vass | 119 |
| US United States | — | 2,563 | 1 in 130K | 2.6K | Vass | 131 |
| GB United Kingdom | — | ≈1,200 est. | ≈1 in 53K | 1.4K | Vass | 60 |
| RO Romania | — | ≈970 est. | ≈1 in 22K | — | Vass | 31 |
| ZA South Africa | — | ≈740 est. | ≈1 in 76K | — | Vass | 5 |
| SK Slovakia | #393 | ≈330 est. | ≈1 in 17K | — | Vass | 38 |
| SE Sweden | — | 195 | 1 in 52K | 195 | Vass | 15 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Nyilvántartó — Top-100 birth surnames in population (2020–2025); Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000; Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register); Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Vass is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, from OFr vasse, Lat vassus “servant, vassal”; first attested Vasse le Poynur 1275 RH (C). Occasionally used as a personal name.
as a nameA Dictionary of English Surnames
In English, From Vaus, a Norman-French name brought to Scotland in the 12th century; associated with lands at Dirleton, Midlothian, and later Inverness, Easter Ross, and Orkney.
as a nameScottish Surnames
This is a form of Vaus, a Norman-French name brought to Scotland in the 12th century by a branch of a family already settled in England. They acquired lands at Dirleton, Midlothian. Johannes de Vaus was a hostage for the payment of the king’s ransom in 1174. Vass is also associated with Inverness and Easter Ross, from around 1440, and in Orkney from the 1660s.
as a nameScottish Surnames
In Russian, de Bassa ou Bessa. Fête : 20 janvier (2 février). Bassus est son équivalent français. Fêtes : 5 décembre, 14 février. Bacca Vassa Prénom féminin d'origine grecque : de Bassa ou Bessa. Fêtes : 23 juin (6 juillet), 21 août (3 septembre). Basse ou Bassa est son équivalent français. Fêtes : 10 août, 21 août.
as a nameRussian Names
In Russian, Vass, martyr. Died in 303.
as a wordA Dictionary of Period Russian Names (Wickenden / Goldschmidt 1996)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- János Vassb. 1873HUHungarian jurist, politician (1873–1936)
- Karl Vassb. 1896HUHungarian camera operator (1896–1953)
- Zoltán Vassb. 1898ROHungarian dentist from Romania (1898–1970)
- Erzsébet Metzker Vassb. 1915HUHungarian politician (1915-1980)
- Moise Vassb. 1920RORomanian association football player (1920-2005)
- Joan Vassb. 1925USAmerican fashion designer (1925-2012)
- Éva Vassb. 1933HUHungarian actress (1933–2019)
- Arpad Vassb. 1959USAmerican forensic anthropologist
- Máté Vassb. 1990HUassociation footballer
- Patrik Vassb. 1993HUHungarian footballer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 31 sources across 20 countries.
Reference works 3
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Vass mean, and where does it come from?
- Serf; also different form of Vaux; or different form of Wass. Recorded by Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history].
- How do you pronounce Vass?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈvæs/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Vass have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 4.0 thousand people named Vass in Hungary, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled vass.
- How common is the name Vass?
- In the United States, the national register counted 2,563 people named Vass in 2010, about 1 in 130 thousand residents.
- How common is Vass compared with other names?
- In Hungary, Vass is the 69th most common surname of 88,284 surnames recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Vass” — the 69th most common surname in Hungary. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.