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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German : nickname for a womanizer or philanderer, from an agent derivative of Middle High German taselen ‘to pat’, ‘to dally or flirt’.
  • occupational name for a clasp maker, from Middle High German, Middle Low German tassel ‘clasp’, ‘fastening’.
  • Slovenian (Tašler) : from a German occupational name for a bag maker, derived from Middle High German tasche ‘purse’, ‘pouch’, ‘bag’ (see Taschner).

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