How common is the surname Basile?

7,783 people in the United States had the surname Basile in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,669 Americans. It ranked 4,555th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Basile?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Basile identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Basile?

Alfio Basile, Argentine football player and manager (born 1943).

Where is the surname Basile most common?

Wikidata records people named Basile in Argentina.

Is the surname Basile getting more or less common?

More common. 7,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,783 in 2010, up 0.9%.

Is Basile also a first name?

Yes. Basile is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Basile

A surname, carried by 7,783 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). Basile is more common than 97.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,783 people named Basile in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,669 Americans. That is up 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,714.

#4,555

rank among US surnames

7,783

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+0.9%

change since 2000 (was #4,248)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,550	Wooldridge	7,788	39,644
#4,553	Vargo	7,787	39,649
#4,554	Kremer	7,784	39,664
#4,555	Basile	7,783	39,669

Who is named Basile

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

93% of people named Basile identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Basiles

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alfio Basile
Argentine football player and manager (born 1943)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Basile

Basile 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 Basile?: 7,783 people in the United States had the surname Basile in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,669 Americans. It ranked 4,555th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Basile?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Basile identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Basile?: Alfio Basile, Argentine football player and manager (born 1943).
Where is the surname Basile most common?: Wikidata records people named Basile in Argentina.
Is the surname Basile getting more or less common?: More common. 7,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,783 in 2010, up 0.9%.
Is Basile also a first name?: Yes. Basile is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.