Vassall Surname
Approximately 629 people bear this surname
Vassall Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Celt.) Dependant, Tenant, Subject; orig. Servant [Middle English French vassal, L.Lat vassal-is, from Low Latin vass-us: see under Vass] The king, perceiving such his veine, Promotes his vassal still,Lest that the basenesse of the man Should lett [hinder], perhaps, his will.
Read More About This SurnameVassall Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 275 | 1:1,318,032 | 92,126 |
| Jamaica | 165 | 1:17,394 | 1,599 |
| England | 107 | 1:520,730 | 32,731 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Vassall Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Celt.) Dependant, Tenant, Subject; orig. Servant [Middle English French vassal, L.Lat vassal-is, from Low Latin vass-us: see under Vass] The king, perceiving such his veine, Promotes his vassal still,Lest that the basenesse of the man Should lett [hinder], perhaps, his will.— ‘Argentile and Curan’, 71-4: Percy’s Reliques.
In the feudal system, a Vassal was one who held under another; more generally, one who was subject to an under-tenant or mesne lord. Hence the word became, in time, almost synonymous with slave.
Vassall Demographics
Average Vassall Salary in
United States
$39,151 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vassall Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vassall Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vassall occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vassall? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 518,137th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,585,924 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Vassall reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 1,318,032. In The United States Vassall is most frequent in: New York, where 27 percent live, Florida, where 20 percent live and Georgia, where 13 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 26 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.
Vassall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Vassall has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vassall surname increased 6,875 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 446 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Vassall Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Vassall last name are 6.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.68% registered with the political party.
The amount Vassall earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.27% less than the national average, earning $39,151 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.16% less than the national average, earning $48,612 CAD per year.
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