Sassi surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Sassi surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 557 people carried this name — #37,591 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 730 people named Sassi.

302 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 52 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 302
Alpes-Maritimes 138
Paris 51
Bouches-du-Rhône 32
Meurthe-et-Moselle 25
Lot-et-Garonne 20
Rhône 19
Var 18
Nord 10

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

435 people named Sassi live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

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Where they live today

Ticino 185
Zurich 48
Vaud 43
Geneva 35
Bern 30
Fribourg 29
Valais 23
Aargau 10

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 162 people named Sassi 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 Brussels-Capital.

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Where they live today

Brussels-Capital 62
East Flanders 31
Hainaut 20
Liège 20
Walloon Brabant 13
Antwerp 11
Namur 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Sassi in American newspapers,
1898–1953.

Newspaper page from L'Italia carrying the name Sassi
L'Italia 1898-06-14
Newspaper page from Cronaca Sovversiva carrying the name Sassi
Cronaca Sovversiva 1903-06-13
Newspaper page from Yorkville Enquirer carrying the name Sassi
Yorkville Enquirer 1925-03-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,034 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Sassi,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lucio Sassi
    Lucio Sassi 1521–1604 · Catholic priest
  • Luisa Battistotti Sassi
    Luisa Battistotti Sassi 1824–1876
  • Alfredo Sassi
    Alfredo Sassi 1869–1952 · artist
  • Maria Colombo Sassi
    Maria Colombo Sassi 1896–1982 · painter
  • Voldemar Sassi
    Voldemar Sassi 1899–1941 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 80 lives in all are documented under this name.

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