Bastable Surname

212,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Bastable Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barnstaple,' a parish in Devon; a manifest corruption; v. Barnstable.

Ralph Barstaple, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

(Prior) de Barnestapole, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Bastable Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3301:41,8935,364
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Canada821:449,33638,948
Wales621:49,9124,670
Scotland501:107,0767,147
Northern Ireland481:38,4383,628
Australia371:729,61448,196
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Ireland181:261,6089,673
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland521:85,1905,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5761:42,3185,329
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Bastable Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barnstaple,' a parish in Devon; a manifest corruption; v. Barnstable.

Ralph Barstaple, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

(Prior) de Barnestapole, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

The halfway to Bastable is seen in Barstaple. The following entry and note establish this derivation:

1617. William Barstable, Devon Subsc. April 11 as Barstahle, and on May 30 as Bastable: Register of the University of Oxford.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This name is well known in counties Kerry and Cork, but is not numerous. It is on record there since the seventeenth century, at Castleisland, Co. Kerry (will 1670) and Castle Magner, Co. Cork (birth 1698) after which many references to it in those counties have been noted. The name is derived from one of two English towns viz. Barnstaple in Somerset and Barnstable in Essex.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

An English toponymic well known in Cos.

Cork and Kerry since the seventeenth century. SIF 14

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A corruption of Barnstaple, co. Devon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

N. Wasteble, Norm. 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). This name is supposed by Lower to be derived from Barnstaple; but it appears to have been a Norman family.

The Norman People (1874)

From Barnstaple; a location name in Devon.

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

Bastable Last Name Facts

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

Bastable is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bastable click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bastable? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 212,114th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,752,598 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Bastable are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Bastable is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 1,330 people, or 1 in 41,893. In England it is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 25 percent are found, Dorset, where 8 percent are found and West Sussex, where 8 percent are found. Not including England it is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Bastable Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bastable has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bastable last name expanded 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 405 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 5,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 65 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bastable Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bastable last name are 11.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 65.08% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bastable earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.57% less than the national average, earning R 46,176 per year; in United States they earn 16.88% more than the national average, earning $50,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.26% more than the national average, earning $57,263 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wastable8834/
Vastable880/
Baitable880/
Batavle8035/
Batabel806/
Batabyl803/
Vatable800/
Bataavle751/
Batabyol751/
Boutabla6311/
Boutabel632/
Boutabli631/
Bastampillai601/
Bothabell590/
Bathamploy561/
Baytanpilli533/
Botobel532/
Vatavlj531/

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