Basner Family History
Basner Name Meaning
German: nickname from an agent derivative of Middle Low German basen ‘to talk or behave in a nonsensical manner’. Altered form of German Bösner: habitational name for someone from Bösen a place northeast of Hanover. Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a bass viol player from Yiddish bas or German Baß ‘bass viol’ + suffix -ner (compare Bas ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022