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Type Surname (from location)
Other Forms FormsGaßmann
Meaning & History
From German Gasse or Yiddish גאַס (gas), both from Middle High German gazze, meaning "street", denoting someone who lived in a street of a city, town or village.Famous bearers include Italian actors Vittorio Gassmann (1922–2000; he later dropped the final "N") and his son Alessandro (1965–; he added the final "N" back in at some point in his life).