Basset (surname)

Basset is a surname of French origin. Notable people with the surname include:


 * André Basset (1895–1956), younger brother of the above, linguist, orientalist
 * Alfred Barnard Basset mathematician
 * 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), son of the above, linguist and historian
 * John Basset (writer) (1791–1843), writer on Cornish mining
 * René Basset (1855–1924), orientalist
 * Sarah Basset or Sally Bassett (died 1730), slave in Bermuda executed by burning for attempted murder