Explore the Family Name Tassell

The meaning of Tassell

English (Kent): 1. probably a habitational name from Tessel in Calvados. 2. from Middle English, Old French tassel ‘fastener or clip for a mantle; tassel’, perhaps a nickname or occupational name for someone who made such clips or who ornamented fabric with tassels, or who was distinguished by wearing tassels.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tassell has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked as the 78,549th most popular name in 2000, it fell to 86,314th in 2010, representing a drop of approximately 9.89 percent. The number of individuals carrying the Tassell surname also declined during this period, reducing from 226 in 2000 to 216 in 2010 — a decrease of about 4.42 percent. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people with this surname went down by 12.5 percent over these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,549	#86,314	-9.89%
Count	226	216	-4.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tassell

The Decennial U.S. Census data on ethnicity reveals that the majority of individuals with the Tassell surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. The percentage increased slightly from 92.04 percent in 2000 to 95.37 percent in 2010. In 2000, a small proportion, 3.98 percent, identified as Hispanic, and 3.10 percent as American Indian and Alaskan Native; however, in 2010 there were no reported individuals under these ethnic identities. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnicities remained at zero for both census years. No individuals with the Tassell surname identified as being of two or more races in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.04%	95.37%	3.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	3.98%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.1%	0%	0%