Lassells Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Lassells Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Lascelles.' Mr. Lower says 'la Lacelle is a place in the arrondissement of Alenconin Normandy' (Patr. Brit).

William de Lassell, Lincolnshire, Henry III Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Lassells Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

Lassells Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Lascelles.' Mr. Lower says 'la Lacelle is a place in the arrondissement of Alenconin Normandy' (Patr. Brit).

William de Lassell, Lincolnshire, Henry III Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Alan de Lascelle, Northamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Lasceles, Yorkshire, ibid.

Roger de Lascelles, Yorkshire ibid.

1574. Francis Lassells, Richmondshire: Univ. Oxf.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The family ennobled as Earls of Harewood adopt this spelling, though Lassells appears to be the more ordinary orthography. In the Encyc. Herald, only three coats are ascribed to Lascelles, but nine to Lassells. La Lacelle is a place in the arrondissement of Alencon in Normandy. Some genealogists consider them of Breton extraction. Mr. Shirley says that the family trace to John de Lascelles, of Hinderskelfe, now called Castle-Howard, 9, Edward II. For seven generations immediately following, they were called "Lascelles alias Jackson." Noble and Gentle Men of England. Dns. Bog's de Laceles. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lassells Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lassells occurs most in Australia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lassells.

How Common Is The Last Name Lassells? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lassells is the 11,742,229th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Lassells live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 100 percent are found. Other than Australia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lassels931/
Lasells930/
Lessells88151/
Lashells8853/
Laselles883/
Lascells883/
Lascelles821,866/
Lesselles82206/
Laseelles821/
Lasoelles821/
Lessels80577/
Lacells804/
Lashels800/
Lalls773/
Lacelles7518/
Loisells750/
Lachells750/
Lyalls7196/
Lalles7119/
Loiselles711/
Laills710/
Lascilles710/
Lals67209/
Llalles6745/
Lalesse6720/
Leisels675/
Lessles672/
L'Alles671/
Lauzels671/
Lozells671/

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