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Vavasseur

Vavasseur is a surname of French origin. It means "vassal of a vassal", i.e. someone holding their title not from the Crown directly but from a vassal of the crown (cf. :fr:Vavasseur) Notable people with the surname include:

  • Didier Vavasseur (born 1961), French sprint canoer
  • François Vavasseur (1605–1681), French Jesuit humanist and controversialist
  • Sophie Vavasseur (born 1992), Irish actress