French: from a frequent Old French personal name, a pet form of
Ace or Asse, Germanic A(t)zo, a pet form of any
of the many Germanic compound names that had adal ‘noble’ as
their first element.
Dutch: from the Dutch cognate of this
personal name, Asselijn.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?
A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.
Begin your family tree with your name:
The asselin name in History
A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the asselin family name as far back in history as possible.
Member Connections
Anonymously contact one of the Ancestry members researching the asselin last name.