Baskett Surname

140,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Baskett Surname Definition:

Of local origin from one or more of the small places of the name. Throughout the country Brigg is in common speech the pronunciation of Bridge. Duncanus Brigis appears in Murthlac, Banffshire, 1550 (lllus., II, p. 261). Cath. Brigs was married in Edinburgh, 1611 (Edinb.

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Baskett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5621:141,47514,682
England3061:182,08516,371
Australia1131:238,90022,291
Canada861:428,43737,472
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Wales121:257,87814,969
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3311:73,6428,107
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3141:159,93214,628

Baskett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from one or more of the small places of the name. Throughout the country Brigg is in common speech the pronunciation of Bridge. Duncanus Brigis appears in Murthlac, Banffshire, 1550 (lllus., II, p. 261). Cath. Brigs was married in Edinburgh, 1611 (Edinb. Marr.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1 the French Basquet, a diminutive from either Basque [The name Basque or Vask is thought to be the Basque word vasok, ‘man.'] or Bassac [v. under Baskerville] 2 metonymic for Basket Maker or Seller. [Middle English basket; prob. the Latin bascauda]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably French Basquet, a diminutive of Basque, a native of Biscay; a page or footboy, because the natives of that province were often so employed.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Anglo—Saxon brigg, a bridge; brig, Welsh, height, the top of any thing.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Walter Pesket, Norm. 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

From the from the French, Bassecourt; a location name. Or Bosquet; a personal name Or from the Dutch, Bastet; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Baskett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Baskett is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baskett? popularity and diffusion

It is the 140,530th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,294,567 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Baskett are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,562 people, or 1 in 141,475. In The United States Baskett is most prevalent in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Washington, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Baskett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Baskett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Baskett surname rose 816 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 8 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Baskett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Baskett surname are 11.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Baskett earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.05% less than the national average, earning $40,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.48% more than the national average, earning $50,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baskette93922/
Basketts9316/
Beaskett931/
Basket92975/
Boskett86115/
Bascket866/
Beskett866/
Baskeet864/
Baskiet862/
Bashket861/
Baskitt861/
Baskeyt861/
Bausket860/
Baisket860/
Baskete860/
Basquett800/
Bosket77489/
Besket7740/
Baskit7720/
Basked771/
Vasket771/
Bàsket771/
Basquette7584/
Baschet71283/
Basquet71120/
Baskyte7156/
Beshket7123/
Beskitt7120/
Bashketova7111/
Baskite715/
Boskete712/
Bousket711/
Basqets711/
Basquitt6750/
Bosquett6715/
Basquete679/
Boschett679/
Basquets671/
Bausquet671/
Bauschet671/

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Baskett Reference & Research

Baskett One-name Study - A profile of the Baskett surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Briggs One-name Study - A profile of the Briggs surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Baskett FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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