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    The surname Baskett

    A surname, carried by 1,893 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B230

    Baskett: #15,471 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Baskett #15,471, 1,893 people Baskett: #15,471 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Baskett #15,471, 1,893 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Baskett is more common than 90.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,893 people named Baskett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 163,099 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,823.

    #15,471
    rank among US surnames
    1,893
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.8%
    change since 2000 (was #14,890)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #15,464Belz1,894163,012
    #15,471Castner1,893163,099
    #15,477Parga1,892163,185

    Who is named Baskett

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

    71% of people named Baskett identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 71%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 22%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 2.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Basketts

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • James Baskett
      Actor (1904-1948)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Baskett

    Baskett has the Soundex code B230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B230.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Baskett?
    1,893 people in the United States had the surname Baskett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 163,099 Americans. It ranked 15,471st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Baskett?
    In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Baskett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Baskett?
    James Baskett, actor (1904-1948).
    Where is the surname Baskett most common?
    Wikidata records people named Baskett in the United States.
    Is the surname Baskett getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,823 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,893 in 2010, up 3.8%.