Last Name BASSETT

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	Nickname: The dwarf or very low man, a diminutive of 'basse.' It could also be from local 'de Basset,' of Norman origin. It is probable that most of the existing Bassetts can claim a local descent,

Origin	English, Irish

Rank	1,636 (2000 US census)	1,552 (1990 US census)

Count	20,032 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

86.42%, or 17312 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
9.21%, or 1845 total occurrences, as black,
0.62%, or 124 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.62%, or 124 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.33%, or 266 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.79%, or 359 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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