Glass

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.