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WASS Family History

Recorded in many spelling forms including: Wass, Wace, Wase, Gass, Gaze, and Gazey, this ancient and interesting surname has two possible origins. The first is Anglo-Scottish deriving from the Norman personal name "Wazo". Introduced into Britain by the conquerors in 1066, and itself derived from an earlier Germanic name "Wada", from the pre 7th century word "wad", meaning to go, it was also the name of a legendary sea-giant, much respected during the period of history known as "The Dark Ages". The second source is Welsh.