Bassin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The first bearer of the name Bassin most likely took on this name based on an early member of the family who was a person of small stature having derived from the Old English word bas, meaning short.

Early Origins of the Bassin family

The surname Bassin was first found in Haddingtonshire, where they held a family seat from about the 13th century.

Early History of the Bassin family

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Bassin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bass, Bassin, Bassen and others.

Early Notables of the Bassin family

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Bassin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bassin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Nicolaus Bassin, who arrived in New Jersey in 1709 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)