Basset Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Basset Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Basset family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 42
General Labourer 7
Living On Own Means 7
Domestic Servant 6
Dress Maker 5
Farm Labourer 5
Coal Miner 5
Gardener 4
Agricultural Labourer 4
Dressmaker 3
Plasterer 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Floor Cloth Printer 3
Teacher School 3
Clerk 2
House Keeper 2
Rivet Boy Ship 2
Surveyor 2
General Servant 2
Victualler 2
Labourer 1
Errand Boy 1
Joiner 1
Carpenter 1
Coachman Domestic Servant Groom 1

Basset Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bassett 86% 31,673
2 Basset 100% 2,509
3 Bisset 83% 1,192
4 Busst 67% 544
5 Besset 83% 331
6 Basett 67% 179
7 Bosisto 43% 108

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The surname Basset is the 2nd most popular variant of Bassett.

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