The Bassette surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 516 people carried this name — #42,094 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (516).
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 58 people named Bassette.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 34 people named Bassette live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Bassette,
with a public archive behind them.
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Dessie Bailey 1918–1999 · disability rights activist
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Nadia Hilton 1983– · pastor
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bassette.
- Bassan 147 · 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
- Bassetti 410 · U.S. census
- Bassi 1,666 · U.S. census
- Bassignani 154 · U.S. census
- Bassin 370 · U.S. census
- Bassler 1,774 · U.S. census
- Basso 4,070 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Bassette is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.