Basnett
English
editEtymology
editFrom Anglo-Norman bacynet (“bascinet, kind of helmet”).
Proper noun
editBasnett (plural Basnetts)
- A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Basnett is the 41359th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 526 individuals. Basnett is most common among White (93.73%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Basnett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 111.