Last Name CASS

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Meaning	The son of Cassandra, from the nickname Cass, a common girl's name in the 12th and 13th centuries. 'Cas,' a verb, to turn against, to thwart, oppose; a difficulty, a trying situation, a cause. 'Cas,' a castle, the primary sense is to separate, drive off, or hate; the radical sense of hatred is driving off.

Origin	English, Gaelic, Jewish, Irish, Falkland, Belgian, South african

Rank	4,261 (2000 US census)	3,884 (1990 US census)

Count	7,695 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

90.99%, or 7002 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
4.08%, or 314 total occurrences, as black,
0.55%, or 42 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.05%, or 81 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.64%, or 126 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.69%, or 130 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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