Casse
surname · Latin script
Meaning, in French: by an oak tree or in an oak wood, from OF casse oak (LL cassanos, of Celt, origin; cf. Cassagne). 2. metonymic occupational name for a maker of ladles, from OF casse ladle (OProv
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/kas/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Casse is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in France than in any other country.
- FRFrance≈1 in 32K(inferred from the name graph)
- SNSenegal≈1 in 28K
- BEBelgium1 in 65K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- France (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 220 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 28K (inferred from the name graph)
≈2,100 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Senegal, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
- OFcasse(measured from records)
- OFcasse(measured from records)
- Gkkyathion(measured from records)
by an oak tree or in an oak wood, from OF casse oak (LL cassanos, of Celt, origin; cf. Cassagne). 2. metonymic occupational name for a maker of ladles, from OF casse ladle (OProv. cassa, LL cattia, from Gk kyathion, dim. of kyathos cup). Vars. (of 1): Casse, Casses; Delcasse, Delcasse, Ducasse. Dims, (of 1): Cassin, Casset. It.: Cassini.
Sources 1
- A dictionary of surnames
Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.
How Casse is read(measured from records)
Casse is one spelling over 3 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.
- French53%
by an oak tree or in an oak wood, from OF casse oak (LL cassanos, of Celt, origin; cf. Cassagne). 2. metonymic occupational name for a maker of ladles, from OF casse ladle (OProv. cassa, LL cattia, from Gk kyathion, dim. of kyathos cup). Vars. (of 1): Casse, Casses; Delcasse, Delcasse, Ducasse. Dims, (of 1): Cassin, Casset. It.: Cassini.
as a nameA dictionary of surnames
lived by an oak tree or in an oak wood, from OF casse oak (LL cassanos, of Celt, origin; cf. Cassagne). 2. meto¬
as a nameThe Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
- Spanish21%
No dictionary in our sources glosses Casse in Spanish.
- English19%
A fault in wine, caused by an enzyme, making it turn from red to brown, or white to yellow, on exposure to air.
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Casse counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000); RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national); Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020; IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname); Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register); Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts); DGE — candidate declarations, 41 party/coalition lists (legislatives anticipees 17 Nov 2024). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Casse is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In Latin, vocative masculine singular of cassus
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In fro, case (box; container, etc.)
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
In Italian, feminine plural of casso
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Andreas Lorentz Casseb. 1803DKDanish lawyer, politician and Minister of Justice
- André de Bellecombeb. 1822FRnot in their usual nameFrench writer (1822-1897)
- Germain Casseb. 1837FRFrench politician
- Alphonse Casseb. 1846BEBelgian politician
- Germaine Casseb. 1881FRFrench painter
- Mark E. Casseb. 1961USAmerican racehorse trainer
- Aurélie Casseb. 1986FRFrench journalist
- Mattia Casseb. 1990ITItalian alpine skier
- Matthias Casseb. 1997BEBelgian judoka
- Robin Casseb. 1999BEBelgian gymnast
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 22 sources across 13 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national) | — | 637 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 401 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 373 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 356 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 348 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 314 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 299 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 298 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 283 | — |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 272 | #76,236 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 272 | #71,678 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 272 | — |
Reference works 5
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
- Søndergaard, Georg, Danske efternavne (Lademann 1984/1991)
- Cognomix.it (Nomix s.r.l.) — Italian surname origin dictionary
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- How do you pronounce Casse?
- A machine transcription gives /kas/ (IPA) for French.
- What does the name Casse mean, and where does it come from?
- by an oak tree or in an oak wood, from OF casse oak (LL cassanos, of Celt, origin; cf. Cassagne). 2. metonymic occupational name for a maker of ladles, from OF casse ladle (OProv. Recorded by A dictionary of surnames.
- In which country does Casse have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 2.1 thousand people named Casse in France, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled casse.
- How common is the name Casse?
- In Argentina, the national register counted 637 people named Casse, about 1 in 71 thousand residents.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Casse”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.