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    The surname Basto

    A Portuguese surname, carried by 585 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B230

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Basto is more common than 76.6% of them.

    Origin

    Portuguese origin

    Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Basto. This surname is predominantly found in Colombia.

    One of 71 Portuguese surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 585 people named Basto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 527,770 Americans. That is up 25% since 2000, when the Census counted 470.

    #37,955
    rank among US surnames
    585
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +24.5%
    change since 2000 (was #43,290)

    Who is named Basto

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

    47% of people named Basto identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 29% as white (not Hispanic) and 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 47%
    • White (not Hispanic) 29%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 21%
    • Two or more races 2.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Basto

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

    Other Portuguese surnames

    All 71 Portuguese surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Basto come from?
    Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Basto. This surname is predominantly found in Colombia.
    How common is the surname Basto?
    585 people in the United States had the surname Basto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 527,770 Americans. It ranked 37,955th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Basto?
    In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Basto identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 29% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Basto getting more or less common?
    More common. 470 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 585 in 2010, up 25%.