How common is the surname Basu?

1,675 people in the United States had the surname Basu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,326 Americans. It ranked 16,968th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Basu?

Kumudini Basu, Bengali writer, followed by Samaresh Basu.

Where is the surname Basu most common?

Wikidata records people named Basu in British Raj and India.

Is the surname Basu getting more or less common?

More common. 1,044 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,675 in 2010, up 60%.

The surname Basu

A surname, carried by 1,675 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Basu is more common than 89.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,675 people named Basu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 184,326 Americans. That is up 60% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,044.

#16,968

rank among US surnames

1,675

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+60.4%

change since 2000 (was #22,891)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,968	Kintz	1,675	184,326
#16,975	Vanvliet	1,674	184,436

Who is named Basu

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

87% of people named Basu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 6.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as two or more races.

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

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

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Basus

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kumudini Basu
Bengali writer, 1878–1943
Samaresh Basu
Bengali writer (1924-1988)

Notable Basus come mostly from British Raj (1) and India (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Basu

Basu has the Soundex code B200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B200.

Questions

How common is the surname Basu?: 1,675 people in the United States had the surname Basu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,326 Americans. It ranked 16,968th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Basu?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Basu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 6.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Basu?: Kumudini Basu, Bengali writer, followed by Samaresh Basu.
Where is the surname Basu most common?: Wikidata records people named Basu in British Raj and India.
Is the surname Basu getting more or less common?: More common. 1,044 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,675 in 2010, up 60%.