Kass is a surname. It originated in several different ways, including as a

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former eastern territories of Germany In present-day Germany, the former eastern territories of Germany () refer to those territories east of the current eastern border of Germany, i.e. the Oder–Neisse line, which historically had been considered German and which were annexed b ...

from the

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

word ("blackbird" or "shrewd person"), from the

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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word ''kass'' meaning cat, from the

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Gazo, as an Ashkenazi Jewish surname from the given name Casriel, and possibly as an

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spelling of Káš or Kaše. The 2010 United States census found 3,796 people with the surname Kass, making it the 8,655th-most-common surname in the country, compared to 3,523 people (8,599th-most-common) in the 2000 census. In both US censuses, more than nine-tenths of the bearers of the surname identified as

non-Hispanic white Non-Hispanic Whites, also referred to as White Anglo Americans or Non-Latino Whites, are White Americans who are classified by the United States census as "White" and not of Hispanic or Latino origin. According to annual estimates from the Unit ...

. People with the surname include: *

Amalie Kass Amalie Moses Kass (January 9, 1928 – May 19, 2019) was an American historian at Harvard Medical School. She wrote about obstetrics and midwifery. Biography Amalie Moses was born to Leslie and Helene Moses and reared in Baltimore, Maryland, whe ...

(1928–2019), American historian *

Amy Kass Amy Judith Kass (née Apfel; September 17, 1940 – August 19, 2015) was an American academic and a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. She spent most of her career as a professor of classic texts in the College of the University of Chicago. He ...

(1940–2015), American humanities scholar *

Carmen Kass Carmen Kass (born 14 September 1978) is an Estonian model and actress. She has worked as the face of brands such as Chanel, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, Valentino, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Christian Dior, Givenchy, and, for ten consec ...

(born 1978), Estonian model *

Danny Kass Daniel "Danny" Kass (born September 21, 1982) is an American professional snowboarder who has competed at the Olympic level. In Snowboarding at the 2002 Winter Olympics, Kass won silver in the Men's Halfpipe. Career Kass was born in Pompton Pla ...

(born 1982), American snowboarder *

Deborah Kass Deborah Kass (born 1952) is an American artist whose work explores the intersection of pop culture, art history, and the construction of self. Deborah Kass works in mixed media, and is most recognized for her paintings, prints, photography, sculpt ...

(born 1952), American painter * Edward H. Kass (1917–1990), American physician, professor and historian * James R. Kass (), Canadian physicist *

János Kass János Kass (December 26, 1927 – March 29, 2010) was a Hungarian illustrator, printmaker, graphic designer, postage stamp designer, animated film director and teacher. Born in Szeged, he was the storyboard artist for the first fully digital ...

(1927–2010), Hungarian illustrator * Jerome Kass (1937–2015), American screenwriter and author * Johannes Kass (born 1949), Estonian politician *

John Kass John Kass (born June 25, 1956) is an American columnist and former editorial board member for the ''Chicago Tribune'' and radio broadcaster. Until summer 2020, his opinion pieces regularly appeared on page 2 of the main news section of the ''Tribu ...

(born 1956), American journalist * Kristiina Kass (born 1970), Estonian children's writer and illustrator *

Leon Kass Leon Richard Kass (born February 12, 1939) is an American physician, biochemist, educator, and public intellectual. Kass is best known as a proponent of liberal arts education via the "Great Books," as a critic of human cloning, life extension, ...

(born 1939), American bioethicist * Leonhard Kass (1911–1985), Estonian footballer * Peter Kass (1923–2008), American acting teacher and director *

Pnina Moed Kass Pnina Moed Kass (born 1938) is a Belgian writer. Biography Pnina Kass was born in Belgium and grew up in New York City. After studying political science and art history, she gained experience in the advertising and music industries. She taught ...

(born 1938), Belgian writer *

Ras Kass John R. Austin II (born September 26, 1973), better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip hop Supergroup (music), supergroup The Hrsmn, along with Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt in 2014. He is als ...

(born John Austin, 1973), American rapper * Raye Kass (), Canadian social scientist *

Rob Kass Robert E. Kass is the Maurice Falk University Professor of Statistics and Computational Neuroscience in the Department of Statistics and Data Science, the Machine Learning Department, and the Neuroscience Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. ...

(), American statistician * Robin Kåss (born 1977), Norwegian medical doctor and politician *

Ron Kass Ron Kass (March 30, 1935 – October 17, 1986) was an American businessman, recording executive, and film producer. Kass worked with at least four recording companies: Liberty Records, Liberty, MGM, Warner Brothers, and Apple Records. Early li ...

(1935–1986), American businessman, recording executive, and film producer *

Sam Kass Samuel David Kass (born 1980) is an American political advisor, chef, and news personality, who served as President Barack Obama's Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition Policy, executive director for First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campai ...

(born 1980), American chef

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