The Rassel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 321 people carried this name — #62,359 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted. That is down 8% from 350 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 143 people named Rassel.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 29 people named Rassel live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Rassel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ernest Rassel 1932–2023 · local politician
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Gary Raymond Rassel 1944– · professor
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Gilles Rassel 1982– · badminton player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rassel.
- Raquet 358 · U.S. census
- Ras 654 · U.S. census
- Rascol 154 · U.S. census
- Rase 393 · U.S. census
- Rasmussen 36,636 · U.S. census
- Raso 1,115 · U.S. census
- Rasset 132 · U.S. census
- Rassier 242 · U.S. census
- Rastelli 429 · U.S. census
- Rastello 137 · U.S. census
- Rat 113 · U.S. census
- Rata 143 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Rassel is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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