as a Last Name
- 19,532
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Bassett
Meaning & Origins
English: from Old French basset, a diminutive of basse ‘low’, ‘short’, either a nickname for a short person or a status name for someone of humble origins.
| 1,586th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 19,532
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Wyoming
- has the most people named Bassett per capita
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