TASSE (French) Metronymic occupational name for a maker or seller of purses and bags, or nickname for a rich man or miser, from Old French 'tasse' purse (apparently of Arabic origin). A metronymic name is one derived from the name of the first bearer's mother. Metronymic names are not at all common and very few exist today. Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. Barbara [email protected] wrote: > Hi, > I'm looking for the meaning of the Tasse surname. Thanks > Brandy > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com