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Early Origins of the Grass family

The surname Grass was first found in Provence, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Grass family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Grass research. Another 333 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1190, 1547, 1667, 1707, 1710 and 1788 are included under the topic Early Grass History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Grass Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Grasse, Grase, Gresse, Grese, Gras, Le Grasse, Du Grasse, Du Gras, DeGrace, Degrace and many more.

Early Notables of the Grass family

Notable amongst the names at this time was

  • François-Joseph Grasse, famous Lieutenant General

Grass Ranking

In the United States, the name Grass is the 6,544th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Grass migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Grass Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Leonard Grass, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1730 2
  • Peter Grass, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1737 2
  • Jacob Grass, who settled in Philadelphia in 1752
  • George Grass, who settled in Philadelphia in 1752
  • Joseph Grass, who settled in Philadelphia in 1752
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Grass Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Gotleb Grass, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1807 2
  • Christian Grass, aged 30, who arrived in Missouri in 1840 2
  • Adam Grass, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1850 2
  • Christoph Georg Grass, who arrived in America in 1850 2
  • John Grass, aged 46, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Grass migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Grass Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Danil Grass, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
  • Regina Grass, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
  • Sophia Grass, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
  • Mr. Jacob Grass U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 3
  • Capt. Michael Grass U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Grass (post 1700) +

  • John Grass (1836-1918), also known as Mato Watakpe or Charging Bear, American Aboriginal chief of the Sihasapa (Blackfeet) band of Lakota people during the 1870s through 1890s; he fought at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana
  • Frank J. Grass (b. 1951), United States Army general who serves as 27th Chief of the National Guard Bureau
  • Alexander "Alex" Grass (1927-2009), American businessman and lawyer who founded Rite Aid, one of America's largest drugstore chains
  • William Grass, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1952 4
  • Sadie Grass, American politician, Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1960; Tax Cut Candidate for Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from Wayne County 12th District, 1961 4
  • Morton Grass, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Michigan State House of Representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1948 4
  • James E. Grass, American politician, Delegate to New Hampshire State Constitutional Convention from Franconia, 1948 4
  • H. C. Grass, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904 4
  • Daniel Grass (1774-1836), American politician, Delegate to Indiana State Constitutional Convention, 1816; Member of Indiana State House of Representatives, 1819-21; Member of Indiana State Senate, 1821-27 4
  • Philippe Grass (1801-1876), French sculptor
  • ... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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