Baskervile Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Baskervile Surname Definition:

Boskerville: from Boscherville, between Pont-Audemer and Honfleur. Not in Domesday or Wace, but probably came over with the Conqueror, as the name occurs early in the twelfth century.

Baskervile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Baskervile Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Boskerville: from Boscherville, between Pont-Audemer and Honfleur. Not in Domesday or Wace, but probably came over with the Conqueror, as the name occurs early in the twelfth century.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Baskervile Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Baskervile Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Baskervile is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baskervile? popularity and diffusion

The surname Baskervile is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Baskervile live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Baskervile is primarily found in: Colorado, where 33 percent reside, New Jersey, where 33 percent reside and North Carolina, where 33 percent reside. Apart from The United States Baskervile exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 20 percent reside.

Baskervile Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Baskervile has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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