Bassingham Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bassingham Surname Definition:

BESYNGHAM: Henry de Besyngham, most probably an Englishman, witnessed a donation to the Hospital of Soltre, c. 1153—77 (Soltre, p. 4). There are places named Bassingham in the counties of Norfolk and Lincoln.

Bassingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Bassingham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BESYNGHAM: Henry de Besyngham, most probably an Englishman, witnessed a donation to the Hospital of Soltre, c. 1153—77 (Soltre, p. 4). There are places named Bassingham in the counties of Norfolk and Lincoln.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Bassingham = the Home of the Bass- Family. [Anglo-Saxon *Bassinga-hám-v. Bass2, and + the genit. pl. (-inga) of the son suff. -ing; hám, home, estate]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Places in cos. Norfolk and Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bassingham Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bassingham Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bassingham occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bassingham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bassingham is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Bassingham occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bassingham are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is most common in: Somerset, where 89 percent live and Greater London, where 11 percent live.

Bassingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bassingham has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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