Basset

See also: basset and bâsset

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Basset or a variant of Bassett.

Proper noun

Basset (plural Bassets)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Basset is the 60045^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 336 individuals. Basset is most common among White (76.19%) and Black/African American (17.86%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Basset”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 112.