How common is the surname Basham?

8,806 people in the United States had the surname Basham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,061 Americans. It ranked 4,036th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Basham?

Doug Basham, American professional wrestler.

Where is the surname Basham most common?

Wikidata records people named Basham in the United States.

Is the surname Basham getting more or less common?

More common. 8,604 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,806 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Basham

A surname, carried by 8,806 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). Basham is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,806 people named Basham in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,061 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,604.

#4,036

rank among US surnames

8,806

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #3,779)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,031	Dodds	8,813	35,033
#4,032	Clouse	8,809	35,049
#4,035	Southard	8,808	35,053
#4,036	Basham	8,806	35,061

Who is named Basham

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

92% of people named Basham identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bashams

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Doug Basham
American professional wrestler, born 1971

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Basham

Basham 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 Basham?: 8,806 people in the United States had the surname Basham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,061 Americans. It ranked 4,036th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Basham?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Basham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Basham?: Doug Basham, American professional wrestler.
Where is the surname Basham most common?: Wikidata records people named Basham in the United States.
Is the surname Basham getting more or less common?: More common. 8,604 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,806 in 2010, up 2.3%.