How common is the surname Vassell?

1,228 people in the United States had the surname Vassell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 251,421 Americans. It ranked 21,330th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Vassell?

Devin Vassell, American basketball player (born 2000).

Where is the surname Vassell most common?

Wikidata records people named Vassell in the United States.

Is the surname Vassell getting more or less common?

More common. 888 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,228 in 2010, up 38%.

The surname Vassell

A surname, carried by 1,228 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vassell is more common than 86.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,228 people named Vassell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 251,421 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 888.

#21,330

rank among US surnames

1,228

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+38.3%

change since 2000 (was #25,969)

Who is named Vassell

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

90% of people named Vassell identified as Black (not Hispanic), 4.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 90%
White (not Hispanic) 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Vassells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Devin Vassell
American basketball player (born 2000)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Vassell

Vassell has the Soundex code V240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V240.

Questions

How common is the surname Vassell?: 1,228 people in the United States had the surname Vassell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 251,421 Americans. It ranked 21,330th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vassell?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Vassell identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Vassell?: Devin Vassell, American basketball player (born 2000).
Where is the surname Vassell most common?: Wikidata records people named Vassell in the United States.
Is the surname Vassell getting more or less common?: More common. 888 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,228 in 2010, up 38%.