Basset is a surname of French origin.Basset : Surname Meaning & Statistics, forebears.io Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred Barnard Basset (1854–1930), British mathematician André Basset (1895–1956), French linguist and orientalist, son of René Basset and brother of Henri Basset Anne Basset (1520 before 1558), English lady-in-waiting, reputed to have been a mistress of King Henry VIII Basset family includes wealthy landowners in Cornwall David Basset (1687–1701), merchant active in Newfoundland and New England Frances Basset, 2nd Baroness Basset Francis Basset (disambiguation) Henri Basset (1892–1926), French linguist and historian, son of René Basset and brother of André Basset Jean Basset (died 1707), French Catholic priest in China Jean Basset (died 1715), French Catholic priest in New France Jean-Marie Basset (born 1943), French chemist John Basset (1462–1528), courtier in the reign of Henry VIII John Basset (1518–1541), servant to Thomas Cromwell, Lord Privy Seal John Basset (writer) (1791–1843), English writer on Cornish mining René Basset (1855–1924), French orientalist, father of André and Henri Basset Sarah Basset or Sally Bassett (died 1730), slave in Bermuda executed by burning for attempted murder William Basset (disambiguation)
See also Bassett (surname)
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