Vavasseur: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Families named Vavasseur share their surname's story with Vasseur, its better-known spelling. At root, the name means “Vassal of a vassal”. Before spelling was fixed, Vasseur was also written Vavasseur. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

Related forms: Levasseur and Le Vasseur.

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