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Early Origins of the Baserman family

The surname Baserman was first found in Silesia, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made these territories a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. Chronicles first mention Heincze Wasserman of Liegnitz, Silesia in 1372, Procop Basserman (Wasserman) of Prague, Bohemia in 1377, and Heinel der Wasserman of Eger in Bohemia in 1396.

Early History of the Baserman family

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Baserman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wassermann, Wasserman, Wasermann, Waserman, Bassermann (Bavaria), Basserman (Bavaria), Basermann (Bavaria), Baserman (Bavaria) and many more.

Early Notables of the Baserman family

Notables of the period with the surname Baserman were

  • Georgius Baserman (Waserman), a prominent nobleman of Goerz who was perhaps the founder of the oldest and most prominent noble families bearing the name Wasserman


United States Baserman migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Baserman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Michael Baserman, aged 21, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1748 1
  • Nicklaus Baserman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754 1
  • NichIaus Baserman, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754 1


  1. 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)


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