How common is the surname Bastin?

1,435 people in the United States had the surname Bastin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 215,154 Americans. It ranked 18,994th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bastin?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Bastin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bastin?

Désiré Bastin, Belgian footballer (1900-1971), followed by Jules Bastin.

Where is the surname Bastin most common?

Wikidata records people named Bastin in Belgium and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Bastin getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,811 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,435 in 2010, down 21%.

The surname Bastin

A surname, carried by 1,435 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bastin is more common than 88.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,435 people named Bastin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 215,154 Americans. That is down 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,811.

#18,994

rank among US surnames

1,435

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-20.8%

change since 2000 (was #14,976)

Who is named Bastin

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

92% of people named Bastin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bastins

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Désiré Bastin
Belgian footballer (1900-1971)
Jules Bastin
Belgian singer (1933–1996)
Mo Hayder
British author of crime and thriller fiction (1962-2021)

Notable Bastins come mostly from Belgium (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bastin

Bastin 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 Bastin?: 1,435 people in the United States had the surname Bastin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 215,154 Americans. It ranked 18,994th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bastin?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Bastin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bastin?: Désiré Bastin, Belgian footballer (1900-1971), followed by Jules Bastin.
Where is the surname Bastin most common?: Wikidata records people named Bastin in Belgium and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Bastin getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,811 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,435 in 2010, down 21%.