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

Tassy, 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 Tassy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tassy in America

Tassy is the 52482nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tassy surname appeared 395 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 Tassy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tassy 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 Tassy

The surname Tassy has its origins in France, with the earliest recorded instances dating back to the 13th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Old French word "tassis," meaning a cluster or thicket. This suggests that the surname may have initially referred to someone who lived near a dense growth of bushes or trees.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Jean Tassy, a merchant from the town of Mâcon in Burgundy, who was mentioned in records from the year 1287. Another early reference can be found in the Livre des Bourgeois de Paris, a registry of Parisian citizens compiled in the late 13th century, which included the name Gilles Tassy.

During the Middle Ages, the surname Tassy was primarily concentrated in the regions of Burgundy and Île-de-France, although it also appeared in other parts of northern and central France. Variations in spelling, such as Tassie, Tassye, and Tassier, were not uncommon in those times.

In the 14th century, a notable figure with the surname was Pierre Tassy, a wealthy landowner from the village of Clamecy in Burgundy, who was recorded as having donated a substantial sum to the local church in 1342.

The Tassy name gained further prominence in the 16th century with Jacques Tassy (1515-1578), a respected jurist and legal scholar from Paris. His treatises on French law and legal proceedings were widely influential during the Renaissance era.

Another individual of note was René Tassy (1633-1703), a Benedictine monk and historian from the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris. His works chronicled the history of the abbey and the lives of its notable residents, providing valuable insights into the cultural and religious landscape of 17th-century France.

In more recent centuries, the Tassy surname has been associated with several accomplished individuals, such as Louis Tassy (1761-1837), a French general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars, and Émile Tassy (1813-1894), a renowned French orientalist and scholar of Indian literature and languages.

While the name Tassy has remained relatively uncommon globally, it continues to be found primarily in France, with some occurrences in other parts of Europe and countries with significant French diaspora populations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tassy

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

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

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