How common is the surname Basel?

1,187 people in the United States had the surname Basel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,106 Americans. It ranked 21,878th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Basel?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Basel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Basel?

Edgar Basel, boxer (1930–1977).

Where is the surname Basel most common?

Wikidata records people named Basel in Germany.

Is the surname Basel getting more or less common?

More common. 1,063 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,187 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Basel

A surname, carried by 1,187 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Basel is more common than 86.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,187 people named Basel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 260,106 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,063.

#21,878

rank among US surnames

1,187

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+11.7%

change since 2000 (was #22,570)

Who is named Basel

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

91% of people named Basel identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
Two or more races 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Basels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edgar Basel
Boxer (1930–1977)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Basel

Basel has the Soundex code B240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B240.

Questions

How common is the surname Basel?: 1,187 people in the United States had the surname Basel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 260,106 Americans. It ranked 21,878th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Basel?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Basel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Basel?: Edgar Basel, boxer (1930–1977).
Where is the surname Basel most common?: Wikidata records people named Basel in Germany.
Is the surname Basel getting more or less common?: More common. 1,063 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,187 in 2010, up 12%.