Thistle or badger
Daschel is a rare variant of the German surname Daschiel or Dashiell. It is most commonly associated with the French surname de Chiel, though some etymologists link it to the Middle High German word for thistle or the animal badger.
Less common today
Daschel isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,582 in 2012.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Hard-boiled detective novelist who popularized the name
The super-fast son known as Dash · The Incredibles
