Find out how popular the last name Dessel is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dessel.

Dessel, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dessel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dessel in America

Dessel is the 99378th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dessel surname appeared 182 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Dessel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dessel to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dessel

The surname DESSEL is believed to have originated in Germany, specifically in the region of Westphalia. It likely dates back to the 13th or 14th century. The name is thought to be derived from the German word "Dessel," which refers to a thicket or a small wooded area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname DESSEL can be found in the Westphalian city of Münster, where it appeared in a document from the year 1375. This document mentioned a person named Hinrich Dessel, who was a landowner in the area.

The DESSEL surname is also closely associated with the town of Dessel in the Belgian province of Antwerp. It is believed that some members of the DESSEL family may have migrated from Germany to this region in the 16th or 17th century, and the town's name may have been influenced by their presence.

In the 16th century, a notable figure named Johann DESSEL (1535-1612) was a German theologian and Protestant reformer who played a significant role in the spread of the Reformation in the region of Westphalia.

Another prominent individual with the surname DESSEL was Johann Friedrich DESSEL (1705-1779), a German jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the city of Münster.

In the 19th century, a man named Heinrich DESSEL (1827-1899) was a German entrepreneur and industrialist who founded a successful textile manufacturing company in the city of Bielefeld.

During the Middle Ages, the DESSEL surname also appeared in various records and manuscripts across different regions of Germany, such as the Rhineland and Bavaria, indicating the family's widespread presence.

It is worth noting that the spelling of the surname may have varied slightly over time, with variations such as DESSELL, DESSEL, or DEESSEL being found in historical records.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dessel

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dessel.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dessel was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dessel has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dessel was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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