Surname Basset (Basset 
, Bassetta 
, Бассе 
) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The last name Basset is habitual in Seychelles, where it is quite a common surname, France, and Mauritius, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in France, Algeria, and Egypt. Much less frequently, Basset is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Basset | Italy, France, Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia |
| Bassetta | France, United States, Italy, Argentina |
| Бассе | Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
| Бассет | Ukraine, Kazakhstan |
| richard basset English royal judge and sheriff (b. 1102) |
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| william basset High Sheriff, died 1185, GB (b. 1134) |
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| alan basset English baron (b. 1150) |
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| thomas basset Basset, Thomas (d. 1220), soldier and courtier (b. 1150) |
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| thomas basset English judge (b. 1150) |
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| gilbert basset English Baron (b. 1150) |
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| philip basset British judge (b. 1185) |
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| philippa basset countess of Warwick and magnate (b. 1200) |
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| ralph basset English noble (b. 1227) |
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| aline basset Peerage person ID=26428 (b. 1240) |
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| ralph basset (b. 1250) |
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| margaret basset (1280-1337) (b. 1280) |
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| ralph basset Peerage person ID=117042 (b. 1300) |
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| bridget basset, of sapcote 1328- (b. 1327) |
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| ralph basset English knight (b. 1335) |
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