How common is the surname Basden?

1,390 people in the United States had the surname Basden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,119 Americans. It ranked 19,441st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Basden?

Eddie Basden, American basketball player (born 1983).

Where is the surname Basden most common?

Wikidata records people named Basden in the United States.

Is the surname Basden getting more or less common?

More common. 1,311 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,390 in 2010, up 6.0%.

The surname Basden

A surname, carried by 1,390 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Basden is more common than 88% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,390 people named Basden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 222,119 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,311.

#19,441

rank among US surnames

1,390

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #19,164)

Who is named Basden

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

74% of people named Basden identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Basdens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eddie Basden
American basketball player (born 1983)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Basden

Basden has the Soundex code B235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B235.

Questions

How common is the surname Basden?: 1,390 people in the United States had the surname Basden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 222,119 Americans. It ranked 19,441st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Basden?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Basden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Basden?: Eddie Basden, American basketball player (born 1983).
Where is the surname Basden most common?: Wikidata records people named Basden in the United States.
Is the surname Basden getting more or less common?: More common. 1,311 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,390 in 2010, up 6.0%.