Glass or Glaß is a surname with several sources. It can be English, German, Russian/Slavic, Irish or Scottish. Many with the last name Glass, are of eastern European descent, where Glass is a shortened version of their original last name. It is also a Jewish surname, adopted by some Eastern European Ashkenazi in the nineteenth century. After being forced by the authorities to take on a surname, Jews in this area typically chose names referring to places, animals, occupations or signifying personal traits. The name Glass referred to Glass-making, Glazing and the Glass trade.
Notable people with the surname
Alice Glass (born 1988), vocalist of Crystal Castles
Aqeel Glass (born 1998), American football player
Ari Glass (born 1989), American painter
H. Bentley Glass (1906–2005), American geneticist
Butch Glass (1898–1972), American Negro league baseball player
Caitlin Glass (born 1981), American voice actress
Carter Glass (1858–1946), American politician
Charles Glass (born 1951), American broadcaster
Cheryl Linn Glass (1961–1997), American race-car driver
Cody Glass (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player
Conrad Glass (born 1961), Tristanian police inspector and civil servant
Darren Glass (born 1981), Australian rules footballer
David Glass (Canadian politician) (1829–1906), Canadian lawyer
David Glass (sociologist) (1911–1978), English sociologist
David D. Glass (1935–2020), Kansas City Royals owner
Deborah Glass, Deputy Chair of the UK's Independent Police Complaints Commission
Dominion Robert Glass (1895–1968) African-American educator and academic administrator Eduard Glass (1902–after 1980), Austrian chess master Edward Glass (disambiguation), several people with this name Franklin Potts Glass, Sr. (1858–1934), American publisher Fridolin Glass (1910–1943), Austrian Nazi activist and SS officer Gene V. Glass (born 1940), American statistician and education researcher George Glass (1910–1984), American film producer and publicist Gerald Glass (born 1967), American former basketball player Geri Glass (born 1949), American model Glen Glass (born 1965), American politician Harold Glass (1918–1989), Australian judge and jurist Harry Glaß (1930–1997), German ski jumper Helen Glass (1917–2015), Canadian nurse and educator Henry Glass (disambiguation), several people with this name Henry Glaß (born 1953), German ski jumper Henry Glass (admiral) (1844–1908), Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy Henry P. Glass (1911–2003), Austrian-born American architect and industrial designer Hugh Glass (1780–1833), fur trapper and frontiersman Ira Glass (born 1959), host of This American Life Jack Glass (1936–2004), Scottish evangelical preacher Jeff Glass (athlete) (born 1962), Canadian hurdler Jeff Glass (ice hockey) (born 1985), American Hockey League goaltender Jesse Glass (born 1954), American writer and poet Jimmy Glass (born 1973), English former football goalkeeper Joanna Glass (born 1936), Canadian playwright John Judah Glass (1895–1973), Canadian politician Joseph Glass (disambiguation), multiple people Julia Glass (born 1956), American writer Kim Glass (born 1984), American volleyball player Louis Glass (1864–1936), Danish composer N. Louise Glass, American microbial scientist Max Glass (1881–1965), Austrian film producer Ned Glass (1906–1984), Polish-born American character actor Pat Glass (born 1957), British politician (MP for North West Durham) Philip Glass (born 1937), minimalist composer Presley T. Glass (1824–1902), American politician Richard Atwood Glass (1820–1873), English cable manufacturer and politician Ron Glass (1945–2016), American actor Shaun Glass, guitarist for the band SOiL Solomon Glass (1893–1973), philatelist of Baltimore, Maryland Stephen Glass (born 1972), journalist Stephen Glass (footballer) (born 1976), Scottish footballer Tanner Glass (born 1983), Pittsburgh Penguins center Todd Glass (born 1964), American stand-up comedian Walter Glaß (1905–1981), German skier William Glass (1786–1853), British settler on Tristan da Cunha
Fictional characters
Glass family, a fictional family featured in a number of J. D. Salinger's short stories