Rassam

Rassam () also spelled with the definite article Al Rassam, is a common Arabic surname meaning artist, painter or draftsman. The noun is also present in Azerbaijani, Turkish, and Uzbek.

Notable people with the surname include:

* Abdul Qadir Al Rassam (1882–1952), Iraqi painter * Dimitri Rassam, French film producer * Hind Rassam Culhane, Iraqi and Lebanese educator and journalist of Assyrian descent * Hormuzd Rassam (1826–1910), native Assyrian and Christian Assyriologist * Hossein Rassam, former employee of the British Embassy in Tehran * Hussam Al Rassam, Iraqi singer * Ibn Rassam, Egyptian Muslim alchemist and tile-maker and mosaic designer, who flourished during the Mamluk Bahri dynasty * Jean-Pierre Rassam, French Lebanese film producer * Julien Rassam, French Lebanese actor Provided by Wikipedia