Wasil: Surname History and Family Crest

Records tie Wasil closely to Vasile. The name is usually explained as “Royal (from Basil)”. Records show Wasil as one of the forms Vasile took over time. The same family of names includes Vassil.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Wasil surname had 441 bearers. That is enough to place it in the top 50,000 American surnames.

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