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
See also Rasam, a South Indian soup Rassam cylinder, named after Hormuzd Rassam