Desselle is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Desselle
No. of characters: 8
Origin: England
Meaning:

Desselle is a modification of Sell. Dweller at the shelter for animals or in the herdsman's hut.

Variation of Sills. Descendant of Sill, a pet form of Silvester meaning "forest dweller," of Silvanus that means "woods" and of Cecil meaning "blind".

How popular is Desselle?

As per 2010 US census, number of Desselles grew by 13.25 per cent to 949 since 2000 and ranked 25902 after elevating 1248 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80.3 81.38
Black 14.65 12.65
Hispanic or Latino 2.21 2.39
Others 2.11 1.55
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.74 2.03

Immigrants to US

From Germany

F. Desselle worked as farmer and hailed from Villeraus, Germany. 55 years old embarked for New York from Antwerp on Rhynland and arrived on July 16, 1885. 41 years old Frederic Desselle, are others that migrated to US.

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