Talk:Bassano

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It is claimed that this surname derives from Ben Hassan, however the page of Jacopo Bassano claims he took his name from Bassano del Grappa near Venice. If this is correct I imagine this is the case with all the other Bassanos who originate from the Venice area and the Ben Hassan claim is false. Also to call the name a Jewish surname must also be misleading as surely some non Jewish people also took their surnames from these places in Italy? Gustav von Humpelschmumpel 16:18, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * OK, according to an expert on the Bassanos, Alessio Ruffatti, the family were not actually not Jewish at all! (Ruffatti, Alessio. "Italian Musicians at the Tudor Court--Were They Really Jews?" Jewish Historical Studies 35 (1996-1998): 1-14. ). Gustav von Humpelschmumpel 19:13, 24 May 2007 (UTC)