Vessell

See also: vessell

English

Alternative forms

• Vessel

Etymology

Metonymic occupational surname for a maker of household vessels, from Middle English vessel, itself from Old French vaissel.

Proper noun

Vessell (plural Vessells)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Vessell is the 40204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 545 individuals. Vessell is most common among White (70.28%) and Black/African American (24.95%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vessell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.