How common is the surname Cassell?

7,587 people in the United States had the surname Cassell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,694 Americans. It ranked 4,676th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cassell?

Sam Cassell, American basketball coach and former player, followed by Ollan Cassell.

Where is the surname Cassell most common?

Wikidata records people named Cassell in the United States and France.

Is the surname Cassell getting more or less common?

More common. 7,280 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,587 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname Cassell

A Latin surname, carried by 7,587 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cassell is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

Latin origin

* As an English and Irish surname, from the city Cassel, Nord, itself from Late Latin castellum. * Also as an English surname, variant of Castle. * Also as an Irish surname, shortened/Anglicized from Ó Caisile, variant of Ó Caiside, see Cassidy. * As a German surname, variant of Kassel.

One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,587 people named Cassell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,694 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,280.

#4,676

rank among US surnames

7,587

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,485)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,672	Spires	7,592	40,667
#4,673	McCurry	7,590	40,678
#4,675	Donley	7,589	40,683
#4,676	Cassell	7,587	40,694

Who is named Cassell

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

83% of people named Cassell identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cassells

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sam Cassell
American basketball coach and former player, born 1969
Ollan Cassell
American sprinter, born 1936
Justine Cassell
American linguist, professor and human-computer interaction researcher, born 1960

Notable Cassells come mostly from the United States (2) and France (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cassell

Cassell has the Soundex code C240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C240.

Other Latin surnames

All 91 Latin surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Cassell come from?: * As an English and Irish surname, from the city Cassel, Nord, itself from Late Latin castellum. * Also as an English surname, variant of Castle. * Also as an Irish surname, shortened/Anglicized from Ó Caisile, variant of Ó Caiside, see Cassidy. * As a German surname, variant of Kassel.
How common is the surname Cassell?: 7,587 people in the United States had the surname Cassell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,694 Americans. It ranked 4,676th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cassell?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Cassell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cassell?: Sam Cassell, American basketball coach and former player, followed by Ollan Cassell.
Where is the surname Cassell most common?: Wikidata records people named Cassell in the United States and France.
Is the surname Cassell getting more or less common?: More common. 7,280 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,587 in 2010, up 4.2%.