How common is the surname Bastian?

6,967 people in the United States had the surname Bastian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 44,315 Americans. It ranked 5,034th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bastian?

In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Bastian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bastian?

Henry Charlton Bastian, British biologist (1837-1915).

Where is the surname Bastian most common?

Wikidata records people named Bastian in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Bastian getting more or less common?

More common. 6,461 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,967 in 2010, up 7.8%.

Is Bastian also a first name?

Yes. Bastian 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 Bastian

A surname, carried by 6,967 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B235 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bastian is more common than 96.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,967 people named Bastian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 44,315 Americans. That is up 7.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,461.

#5,034

rank among US surnames

6,967

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+7.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,986)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,031	Barcenas	6,979	44,239
#5,032	Smithson	6,978	44,246
#5,033	Musick	6,972	44,284
#5,034	Bastian	6,967	44,315
#5,035	Qureshi	6,966	44,322

Who is named Bastian

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

85% of people named Bastian identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bastians

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Henry Charlton Bastian
British biologist (1837-1915)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bastian

Bastian has the Soundex code B235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B235.

Questions

How common is the surname Bastian?: 6,967 people in the United States had the surname Bastian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 44,315 Americans. It ranked 5,034th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bastian?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Bastian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bastian?: Henry Charlton Bastian, British biologist (1837-1915).
Where is the surname Bastian most common?: Wikidata records people named Bastian in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Bastian getting more or less common?: More common. 6,461 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,967 in 2010, up 7.8%.
Is Bastian also a first name?: Yes. Bastian 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.