Kaess Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Clerks wrote Kass in many ways, and Kaess is one that stuck. Its meaning, shared with Kass, is “A descendant of Kass, a pet form of Cazo”.

• Other spellings include Cass.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• Kaess adds “e” to Kass, a small change that appeared as the name was written down.
• The 2010 US Census counted 202 people named Kaess, ranking it number 91,221 among American surnames. That is enough to place it in the top 100,000 American surnames.

Heraldry and the Kaess name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Kaess, so the heraldry linked to Kass is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Kaess family name pack.