Cassel Surname

50,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Cassel Surname Definition:

For Castle, q.v.

Cassel is also a French surname, de­rived from the village of that name in the Nord department. The origin is, how­ever, the same.

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Cassel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,1461:58,9756,977
Brazil1,1631:184,0717,115
Germany6881:117,01414,387
France6581:100,94614,825
Sweden3801:25,9132,111
Canada2891:127,49313,298
Australia1991:135,65714,662
South Africa1521:356,43232,570
England1341:415,80628,295
Liberia741:59,5755,232
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
Israel321:267,42624,032
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
India81:95,883,173728,828
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Dominica11:75,891912
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
Jersey81:6,4851,119
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8431:27,2483,344

The alternate forms: Cássel (1) are calculated separately.

Cassel (301) may also be a first name.

Cassel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Castle, q.v.

Cassel is also a French surname, de­rived from the village of that name in the Nord department. The origin is, how­ever, the same.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Kassel.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Place name in Germany. City in Hesse. Hence also Kasselman.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Records from the 8th century say there was a royal court called Chassella, later renamed to Cassel, and since 1926 it is called Kassel. The city is in Hesse, Germany.

- mirjam.cassel

This surname comes from a city in Germany.

- bonitacassel

Cassel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cassel Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cassel (Hindi: कैसल) is found most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms: Cássel. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cassel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 50,872nd most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 722,899 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Cassel are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cassel is also the 507,810th most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 301 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 6,146 people, or 1 in 58,975. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 62 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Cassel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cassel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 333 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cassel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Cassel last name is principally Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cassel last name are 22.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cassel earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.72% less than the national average, earning 333,218 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.83% more than the national average, earning R 275,256 per year; in United States they earn 4.62% more than the national average, earning $45,141 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.45% more than the national average, earning $52,391 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cássel941/
Cassell9215,561/
Chassel92150/
Caussel92115/
Cayssel9243/
Cassiel9221/
Caissel921/
Casselt921/
Casseul921/
Cassuel921/
Casseel920/
Casel91928/
Chassell8614/
Cashsell861/
Caussell861/
Chaussel861/
Casscell861/
Cassaell861/
Casshell860/
Cassoell860/
Kassel834,213/
Cashel83740/
Cossel83330/
Cassil83286/
Sassel83160/
Casell83124/
Jassel83104/
Causel8393/
Chasel8320/
Casiel8317/
Cajsel8315/
Caisel836/
Cahsel836/
Caseel834/
Zassel833/
Caasel832/
Casuel832/
Cascel831/
Casael831/
Casoel831/
Caysel831/
Cassyl831/
Caszel830/
Casl8042/
Casselová803/
Cashell77964/
Kassell77290/
Cossell77232/
Cassill77171/
Cascell7760/
Ceyssel7755/
Caussil7742/
Cassiol7742/
Kasselt7730/
Cosselt7714/
Kaussel7714/
Jassell7713/
Coussel7712/
Ceausel778/
Khassel778/
Kaissel776/
Sassell775/
Jasseel773/
Zassell772/
Ceissel771/
Chaseel771/
Scasell771/
Sayssel771/
Kassiel771/
Causiel771/
Chausel771/
Sassiel771/
Sassuel771/
Zassiel771/
Casciel771/
Kayssel771/
Causell770/
Casiell770/
Catsell770/
Kaessel770/
Caszell770/
Cadsell770/
Casil736,314/
Kasel733,237/
Catel732,486/
Cazel73419/
Cosel7399/
Caßel7367/
Sasel7344/
Jasel7334/
Casle7324/
Caisl7320/
Zasel738/
Sosel736/
Cacel734/
Casll731/
Causl731/
Coussell7143/
Cheissel7117/
Caussiol712/
Casciell711/
Caushell711/
Causield711/
Quassell710/
Cayshell710/
Cal6742,073/
Kessel6715,382/
Causil679,433/
Jaseel67646/
Kashel67621/
Cattel67607/
Katsel67532/
Kossel67485/
Chaxel67292/
Coisel67224/
Coesel67205/
Cachel67179/
Kausel67177/
Ceisel67175/
Chazel67158/
Kassil67156/
Kössel67139/
Jasiel67136/
Jossel67124/
Kasell67115/
Jausel6792/
Kaysel6792/
Kaisel6792/
Catell6780/
Cazeel6780/
Khasel6766/
Chacel6761/
Kaszel6750/
Caytel6747/
Jassil6746/
Cateel6745/
Catcel6744/
Sausel6742/
Casill6741/
Kasiel6737/
Seisel6736/
Caciel6733/
Cosell6727/
Kascel6725/
Cautel6725/
Cousel6721/
Keasel6716/
Zossel6714/
Cazell6713/
Kasuel6710/
Cajtel6710/
Kaseel678/
Kaselt678/
Sossel677/
Sassil677/
Cascil677/
Kässel676/
Seasel675/
Jaisel675/
Kaesel674/
Qaisel674/
Kasehl673/
Qassil673/
Casgil673/
Cossil672/
Jashel672/
Cosiel672/
Cajzel672/
Cahiel671/
Kasael671/
Saisel671/
Saseel671/
Sasuel671/
Cahcel671/
Cazzel671/
Coseel671/
Coseld671/
Giasel671/
Zausel671/
Seysel671/
Caitel671/
Kasoel671/
Sosuel671/
Kassyl671/
Soszel671/
Seusel671/
Qaseel671/
Sasoel671/
Caasil671/
Chosel671/
Chasil671/
Catsil671/
Caslle671/
Coselt671/
Caizel671/
Cheissele671/
Causle670/
Sasell670/
Cashil670/
Caisle670/
Scosel670/

Cassel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cassel in the Hindi language
कैसलkaisala-

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