Tassell Surname

269,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Tassell Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) a nickname from the Hawk [Middle English tassel(l for earlier tercel, Old French t(i)ercel, male hawk; from (with diminutive suff. -el) Old French tierce, tiers, Latin tertius, third] (Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Tassel, a diminutive from the Q.

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Tassell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5531:100,75610,630
Australia4351:62,0597,489
United States3031:1,196,23485,175
Canada641:575,71247,839
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France101:6,642,272293,169
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5081:47,9835,919
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Tassell (39) may also be a first name.

Tassell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) a nickname from the Hawk [Middle English tassel(l for earlier tercel, Old French t(i)ercel, male hawk; from (with diminutive suff. -el) Old French tierce, tiers, Latin tertius, third] (Anglo-French-Teut.) the French Tassel, a diminutive from the Q.Ger. Tas(s)o.

(Anglo-French-Latin-Greek) a double diminutive from Eustace, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A contraction of Tattersal?

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The It. word tásso is a badger, also a yew-tree and an anvil; but Tasso is said to be an Old German name and there is the diminutive Tassilo, and the English name Tassell, and tassel is an Old English word for a male hawk, from French tiercelet (It. terzolo). Some make Tassilo and Tetzel diminutives of Tatto, Tasso, from Old German tatte, pater, tutor, nutricius. Wachter doubts this, and thinks them rather abbreviated from Tadelbert, which he translates parentibus clarus, and he says Totila, the name of a king of the Ostrogoths, might be from the same root. All these names may be from the Old French tosse, assemblage de quelques arbres, petit bois touffu, touffe d'arbres. Most of the following surnames are found in the French Directory—viz., Tasse, Tassus, Tassy, Tassel, Tassilly, Tassily, Tasset, Tassot, Taskin, Tassin, Tassain, Tasselin, Tassart, Tassaert.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Richard Tosel or Tossel and Ralph, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Wymond de Taissel, Bed­ford 1080 (Domesday); Adeliza, William, Walter de Taissel or Tessel, and the parish of St. German de Tassel, Norm. 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

From Tessall; a location name in Worcestershire Or from the French, Tassel; in the Domesday Book, de Taissel; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tassell was the name of a gentle family in Linsted in the early part of last century (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Tassell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tassell is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tassell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tassell is the 269,724th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,036,314 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Tassell are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,637,361st most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 39 people.

The surname Tassell is most common in England, where it is held by 553 people, or 1 in 100,756. In England Tassell is most numerous in: Kent, where 17 percent reside, Greater London, where 15 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 7 percent reside. Beside England this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Tassell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tassell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tassell surname expanded 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 689 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tassell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tassell surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tassell last name are 32.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tassell earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.61% less than the national average, earning 274,743 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 18.51% more than the national average, earning R 281,616 per year; in United States they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $46,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.83% less than the national average, earning $44,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thassell930/
Tassel921,434/
Tasell921/
Tossell86703/
Tasseel8671/
Teasell8660/
Tassill8621/
Tessell8619/
Tassëel8610/
Tashell862/
Tatsell861/
Tassiel861/
Teassel860/
Tausell860/
Thassel860/
Tasel83150/
Toussell801/
Taashell801/
Taissele801/
Tessaell800/
Thessell800/
Teatsell800/
Teissell800/
Thadsell800/
Tessel77357/
Tassil77178/
Teasel77158/
Thasel7791/
Tossel7784/
Taxell7770/
Tesell7728/
Taseel7725/
Tazell7718/
Tausel7717/
Tashel778/
Taisel774/
Tahsel772/
Tosell771/
Tatell771/
Taselh771/
Theissell750/
Tall73156,427/
Tasl7323/
Tachell71179/
Tauzell7141/
Thessel7129/
Toussel7126/
Taytsel717/
Taitsel716/
Thashel716/
Tauselt715/
Teissel715/
Thesell714/
Tasheel714/
Toshell712/
Tousell711/
Tatselt711/
Tauseel711/
Teussel711/
Thaseel711/
Tahshel711/
Toshsel711/
Taaseel711/
Tattell710/
Teatsel710/
Tauxell710/
Teazell710/
Tesssel710/
Tosselt710/
Talle6714,688/
Tatel674,652/
Tasil671,996/
Tatchell671,680/
Teall671,039/
Taşel67953/
Thall67870/
Tazel67646/
Tosel67178/
Tauschel6775/
Tasle6757/
Touseull6756/
Taxel6754/
Tesel6746/
Taull6735/
Tacel6734/
Theissel6732/
Taçel6727/
Teill6724/
Tousseul6720/
Tallh6711/
Talll675/
Tgall674/
Thattell673/
Taall673/
Taill672/
Thasheel672/
Teull672/
Tallt672/
Ttall671/
Theshsel671/
Tösel671/
Tausl671/
Taschill671/
Thaislle671/
Tayshele671/
Talhl671/
Thazzell670/
Toushell670/
Toudsell670/
Thadsill670/
Thoisell670/

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