The origin of the distinguished surname Bassi may be located in the ancient and beautiful city of Venice.
Although people were originally known only by their first names, it became necessary to adopt a second name to identify due to population growth.

The most common type of family name found in the region of Venice was the surname that derives from the name of the father.
During the Middle Ages the Italians adopted the patronymic system for surnames.
Then in Italy during the Christian age, people often gave as a second name to their children the names of saints or biblical figures.
Although the most common type of name in the region of Venice was the original surname which was derived from the name of the father are also local names. The local names describe a region or place where they lived the first members of the lineage. Other local Italian last name had the prefix "Di" denoting the migration from one place to another. Bassi's family lived in Verona in 1279.