# Basu (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/basu/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,675 |
| US rank (2010) | 16,968 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 184,326 people |
| Change since 2000 | +60% (1,044 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Basu in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 6.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 87% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Basu in British Raj and India.

## People named Basu

- Kumudini Basu, Bengali writer
- Samaresh Basu, Bengali writer (1924-1988)

## Similar surnames

Bass, Bays, Bias, Basso, Beas, Bassi, Baas, Basa, Baus, Bas, Basse, Baugh.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.