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

Massaline, 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 Massaline surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Massaline in America

Massaline is the 142108th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Massaline surname appeared 117 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 Massaline.

We can also compare 2010 data for Massaline 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 Massaline

The surname MASSALINE is believed to have originated in the French region of Normandy during the 11th century. It is derived from the Old French words "masse" meaning a club or mace, and "lin" meaning made of linen, suggesting that the name may have referred to a person who crafted or carried linen-wrapped weapons.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086, where a certain Radulfus Massaline is listed as a landowner in the county of Hampshire. This indicates that the Massaline family had already established a presence in England shortly after the Norman Conquest.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various medieval records, including the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire from 1230, which mention a Hugo Massaline. The name was also found in the Hundred Rolls of Oxfordshire from 1273, where a Johannes Massaline is documented.

During the 14th century, the Massaline name spread across Europe, with notable individuals such as Petrus Massaline, a merchant from Genoa, Italy, who is recorded in maritime trade documents from 1348. Another early bearer of the name was Sir William Massaline, a knight from Lancashire, England, who fought in the Hundred Years' War and was mentioned in chronicles from 1415.

In the 15th century, the Massaline family established roots in France, with the birth of Jean Massaline in 1472, a prominent military commander who served under King Louis XI. His descendant, Marie Massaline, was a celebrated poet and writer who lived in Paris during the late 16th century (1548-1615).

The 17th century saw the Massaline name spread further across Europe, with notable individuals such as Dutch explorer Pieter Massaline (1610-1678), who embarked on several voyages to the East Indies and left detailed accounts of his travels. In England, Sir Robert Massaline (1628-1694) was a respected jurist and member of Parliament.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Massaline

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

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 Massaline 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 Massaline 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 Massaline was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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