The Bassan surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 147 people carried this name — #118,185 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 144 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 143 people named Bassan.
46 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often La Réunion.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 102 people named Bassan live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
29 people named Bassan live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Bassan,
with a public archive behind them.
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Tsadok Bassan 1882–1956 · photographer -
Tsadok Bassan 1882–1956 · photographer
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Isaiah Bassan 1673–1739 · rabbi
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Jean Bassan 1911–1987 · writer
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Pierre Bassan 1917–2010 · politician
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Walter Bassan 1926–2017 · resistance fighter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bassan.
- Basler 3,038 · U.S. census
- Basley 428 · U.S. census
- Basmadjian 174 · U.S. census
- Basque 347 · U.S. census
- Basquin 161 · U.S. census
- Bass 57,044 · U.S. census
- Bassani 316 · U.S. census
- Bassard 110 · U.S. census
- Basse 595 · U.S. census
- Bassen 212 · U.S. census
- Basset 336 · U.S. census
- Bassette 516 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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