The origin of the name Basset is English and the Coat of Arms contains Three red wavy bars on a gold shield. The Crest is A Unicorn's head. The family motto is Pro rege et populo.
Spelling variations include: Bassett, Basset, Bassit, Basett and others.
First found in the county of Glamorgan, Wales, where they had been granted lands by King William after the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Oliver Bassett who settled in the Barbados in 1635; George Basset in Virginia 1637; William Basset in Virginia in 1622; Arnold Basset settled in New York state in 1693.
