How common is the surname Bathurst?

811 people in the United States had the surname Bathurst in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 380,697 Americans. It ranked 29,198th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bathurst?

Benjamin Bathurst, British diplomat (1784 – c.1809), followed by Otto Bathurst.

Where is the surname Bathurst most common?

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

How do you pronounce Bathurst?

Bathurst is /ˈbɑθ.ɝst/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Bathurst getting more or less common?

Less common. 818 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 811 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Bathurst

A surname, carried by 811 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbɑθ.ɝst/ 2 syllables Soundex B362

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bathurst is more common than 82% of them.

Origin

The city in New Brunswick is named after Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (1762 - 1834). The capital of the Gambia was also formerly named after him.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 811 people named Bathurst in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 380,697 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 818.

#29,198

rank among US surnames

811

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #27,694)

Who is named Bathurst

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

95% of people named Bathurst identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as two or more races and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bathursts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Benjamin Bathurst
British diplomat (1784 – c.1809)
Otto Bathurst
British director, born 1971

Notable Bathursts come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bathurst

Bathurst has the Soundex code B362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B362.

Questions

Where does the surname Bathurst come from?: The city in New Brunswick is named after Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst (1762 - 1834). The capital of the Gambia was also formerly named after him.
How common is the surname Bathurst?: 811 people in the United States had the surname Bathurst in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 380,697 Americans. It ranked 29,198th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bathurst?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bathurst identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Bathurst?: Benjamin Bathurst, British diplomat (1784 – c.1809), followed by Otto Bathurst.
Where is the surname Bathurst most common?: Wikidata records people named Bathurst in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Bathurst?: Bathurst is /ˈbɑθ.ɝst/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Bathurst getting more or less common?: Less common. 818 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 811 in 2010, down 0.9%.