How common is the surname Bascom?

2,349 people in the United States had the surname Bascom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,437 Americans. It ranked 13,073rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bascom?

Florence Bascom, American geologist (1862–1945), followed by John Bascom.

Where is the surname Bascom most common?

Wikidata records people named Bascom in the United States.

Is the surname Bascom getting more or less common?

More common. 2,167 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,349 in 2010, up 8.4%.

The surname Bascom

A surname, carried by 2,349 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bascom is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,349 people named Bascom in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 131,437 Americans. That is up 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,167.

#13,073

rank among US surnames

2,349

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+8.4%

change since 2000 (was #12,971)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,065	Crownover	2,350	131,381
#13,073	Nutting	2,349	131,437
#13,079	Spink	2,348	131,493
#13,081	Orduno	2,347	131,549

Who is named Bascom

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

75% of people named Bascom identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bascoms

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Florence Bascom
American geologist (1862–1945)
John Bascom
American academic administrator (1827-1911)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bascom

Bascom has the Soundex code B250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B250.

Questions

How common is the surname Bascom?: 2,349 people in the United States had the surname Bascom in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,437 Americans. It ranked 13,073rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bascom?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Bascom identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bascom?: Florence Bascom, American geologist (1862–1945), followed by John Bascom.
Where is the surname Bascom most common?: Wikidata records people named Bascom in the United States.
Is the surname Bascom getting more or less common?: More common. 2,167 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,349 in 2010, up 8.4%.