Explore the Family Name Sasseville

The meaning of Sasseville

French: habitational name from Sasseville, a place in Seine-Maritime. This surname has died out in France. Compare Sausville. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Armand, Laurette, Luc, Normand, Sarto.

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How common is the last name Sasseville in the United States?

The Sasseville surname was ranked 83,004 in popularity according to the 2000 Decennial U.S. Census, and by 2010 it had dropped to the 90,495th position, marking a decrease of 9.02 percent. The number of individuals with this surname also decreased from 211 in 2000 to 204 in 2010, representing a slight drop of 3.32 percent. This data suggests that over a decade, the proportional representation per 100,000 people of the Sasseville surname decreased by 12.5 percent, based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,004	#90,495	-9.02%
Count	211	204	-3.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sasseville

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the Sasseville surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a small decrease from 98.10 percent to 95.59 percent over the decade, as shown by the Decennial U.S. Census. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, there was a notable change in the 2010 census, with 2.94 percent of individuals with the Sasseville surname identifying as Hispanic, a category that saw no representation in the 2000 data. The proportion of individuals who identified as being of two or more races remained constant at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.1%	95.59%	-2.56%
Hispanic	0%	2.94%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%