Rasmuson Family Crest & Name History

If your family name is Rasmuson, its origin lies with Rasmussen, a long-established Danish surname. Its meaning, shared with Rasmussen, is “Son of Rasmus (Erasmus)”.

• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.
• Other spellings include Rasmusson and Rasmusen.
• Records show Rasmuson as one of the forms Rasmussen took over time.
• Rasmuson ranked 50,960 in the 2010 US Census, with 409 people answering to the name. It sits among the 100,000 most common last names in the country.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Rasmuson, so the heraldry linked to Rasmussen is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Rasmuson family name pack.