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

Vassey, 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 Vassey surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vassey in America

Vassey is the 53667th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vassey surname appeared 385 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 Vassey.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vassey 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 Vassey

The surname VASSEY originated from the Normandy region of France, and can be traced back to the 11th century. It is derived from the Old French word "vaisseie," which means "valley" or "low-lying area." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived in a valley or near a low-lying region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name VASSEY can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The entry mentions a landowner named Radulfus de Vaceio, which is believed to be an early spelling variation of the surname VASSEY.

In the 13th century, there are records of a Robert de Vacy, who was a prominent landowner and knight from Buckinghamshire, England. He was born around 1200 and served in the military campaigns of King Henry III.

During the 14th century, a notable figure with the surname VASSEY was Sir William Vassy, who was a knight and courtier in the service of King Edward III. He was born around 1320 and participated in several military campaigns during the Hundred Years' War.

In the 16th century, there was a prominent French family with the surname VASSEY, who were nobles and landowners in the region of Normandy. One member, Jacques de Vassey, was a renowned military leader and served as a captain in the French army during the Italian Wars of the late 15th and early 16th centuries.

Another notable bearer of the surname VASSEY was Sir Thomas Vassy, who lived in the 17th century and was a Member of Parliament in England. He was born around 1620 and represented the constituency of Lincolnshire in the House of Commons during the English Civil War period.

The surname VASSEY has also been associated with various place names throughout history, such as Vassy-sur-Blaise in Normandy, France, and Vassy-les-Avallon in Burgundy, France. These place names likely derived from the Old French word "vaisseie," similar to the surname itself.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vassey

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

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

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