How common is the surname Bast?

2,555 people in the United States had the surname Bast in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,840 Americans. It ranked 12,192nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bast?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Bast identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bast?

Gerhard Bast, Austrian jurist (1911–1947).

Where is the surname Bast most common?

Wikidata records people named Bast in Austria.

Is the surname Bast getting more or less common?

More common. 2,429 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,555 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Bast

A surname, carried by 2,555 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bast is more common than 92.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,555 people named Bast in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,840 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,429.

#12,192

rank among US surnames

2,555

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,810)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,186	Gayton	2,557	120,745
#12,188	Alldredge	2,556	120,792
#12,192	Vento	2,555	120,840
#12,198	Moro	2,554	120,887
#12,199	Baney	2,553	120,934

Who is named Bast

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

92% of people named Bast identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Two or more races 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Basts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gerhard Bast
Austrian jurist (1911–1947)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bast

Bast 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 Bast?: 2,555 people in the United States had the surname Bast in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,840 Americans. It ranked 12,192nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bast?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Bast identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bast?: Gerhard Bast, Austrian jurist (1911–1947).
Where is the surname Bast most common?: Wikidata records people named Bast in Austria.
Is the surname Bast getting more or less common?: More common. 2,429 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,555 in 2010, up 5.2%.