Rassi

See also: rassi and rássi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رَأْسِيّ (raʔsiyy, “main, principal, vertical”); this surname is predominantly found in Lebanon.

Proper noun

Rassi (plural Rassis)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rassi is the 41799^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 520 individuals. Rassi is most common among White (82.69%) individuals.

Further reading

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