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).