Bastien Surname

17,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Haiti

Bastien Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sebastian.' In early though rare use in Cornwall and south-west England, where Spanish influence would be expected to prevail. Popularly Bastian; compare French Bastien, which perhaps had its effect on Basten.

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Bastien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9,5411:6,962595
Haiti8,2231:1,299208
Canada7,5791:4,862692
United States3,9741:91,20810,246
Belgium1,0861:10,5861,523
Mexico2321:535,0279,336
Dominican Republic2081:50,1582,578
New Caledonia1661:1,664109
England1311:425,32928,711
Saint Lucia1281:1,397259
Trinidad and Tobago1151:11,8611,604
Argentina881:485,72136,028
Mauritius821:15,7733,330
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
French Polynesia491:5,7311,283
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Dominica431:1,765296
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Austria121:709,62061,025
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Scotland71:764,83125,488
India71:109,580,769786,157
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Palau11:21,643223
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

The alternate forms: Bastién (2) are calculated separately.

Bastien (12,995) may also be a first name.

Bastien Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sebastian.' In early though rare use in Cornwall and south-west England, where Spanish influence would be expected to prevail. Popularly Bastian; compare French Bastien, which perhaps had its effect on Basten.

William, son of Sebastian Trevethan, buried 1607: Reg. St. Columb Major.

William, son of Bastian Trevithan, bapt. 1599: ibid.

1565-0. Bastian Bumfoy and Juliana Francke: Marriage Lic. (London).

1603. Buried — Richard Bastian: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1611. William Bastian or Bastin: Register of the University of Oxford.

1796. Married — Bastien Chevrey and Joanna Gale: St. George, Hanover Square.

The form Bastion occurs in the Devonport Directory, Devon.

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

(Dutch, English, French) Descendant of Bastian, a pet form of Sebastian (venerable).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bastien Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bastien is most common in France. It may appear as: Bastién. For other possible spellings of Bastien click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bastien? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,319th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 227,700 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Bastien live; 36 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 51,289th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 12,995 people.

This last name is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 9,541 people, or 1 in 6,962. In France Bastien is most frequent in: Grand Est, where 37 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 14 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found. Beside France it exists in 64 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 24 percent are found.

Bastien Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bastien has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bastien surname expanded 3,231 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,456 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bastien Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bastien surname are 13.71% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.94% registered with the party.

The amount Bastien earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.82% more than the national average, earning $46,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.72% less than the national average, earning $44,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bastién952/
Bastienė93225/
Baustien9334/
Bastient9327/
Bastiene933/
Basttien931/
Bashtien931/
Bastin9215,080/
Basten924,796/
Batien92237/
Bastienne88268/
Bastion861,058/
Batiene86918/
Basting86868/
Bashtin86513/
Bastain86274/
Bastina86263/
Bastein86239/
Bastgen86221/
Bastean86192/
Bastoen8654/
Bastijn8646/
Basteen8646/
Bestien8640/
Basteng8635/
Baasten8624/
Baisten8620/
Battien8614/
Basttin8612/
Baistin8611/
Baustin8611/
Beasten869/
Bashten866/
Bastiem865/
Baesten865/
Bastinn864/
Bastink862/
Batienė862/
Beastin861/
Bostien861/
Bausten861/
Bastind861/
Bastisn861/
Bathien861/
Batiein861/
Vastien861/
Bahtien861/
Bastehn861/
Bastyen861/
Bastiyn861/
Bastoin860/
Baystin860/
Bastn837/
Bastienová823/
Bastiyan80778/
Bastinck80108/
Badstein8054/
Basstein8052/
Bastijan8029/
Baustein809/
Baysting808/
Washtien807/
Badsteen807/
Baustain806/
Baitienė806/
Bashtina805/
Bastoian804/
Batienne804/
Batstein804/
Baustion801/
Basteian801/
Bashteen801/
Bastaine801/
Bastajin801/
Bhastain801/
Beaustin801/
Baustina801/
Bastejan801/
Baastain801/
Baustean800/
Besten771,132/
Bastem77827/
Bosten77735/
Bestin77234/
Bostin77110/
Vastin7722/
Vasten7720/
Bastyn7720/
Baxtin7715/
Batiem778/
Bastim777/
Batjin775/
Botien773/
Vatien772/
Baxten771/
Batyen771/
Batgen771/
Batyin771/
Bastın771/
Bastenova7530/
Bastinová756/
Bashtiyan753/
Baistiyan752/
Bastinova752/
Baithieng752/
Beestiein751/
Basthiyan751/
Bathsteen751/
Battstein750/
Beasstiem750/
Bostina711,188/
Bostoen711,044/
Boesten71796/
Boosten71572/
Bostain71362/
Bastoun71244/
Vaisėtienė71143/
Bachtin7195/
Beshten7183/
Bostijn7179/
Beesten7177/
Beytien7155/
Baastyn7139/
Boisten7138/
Beestin7135/
Bostion7135/
Bosteen7134/
Batjene7131/
Beutien7127/
Botieng7127/
Botiene7121/
Bastyna7118/
Bothien7117/
Bachten7116/
Bostean7115/
Batiina7113/
Wastein7111/
Bodsten7110/
Batiine718/
Bastyon717/
Vashten715/
Bottien714/
Beitien714/
Bojsten714/
Bhatiin713/
Botihen713/
Boustin712/
Bestein712/
Bostein712/
Bosteng712/
Bousten712/
Bashtim712/
Bosting711/
Basteam711/
Beatiem711/
Vaisten711/
Vaistin711/
Vaisetiene711/
Vaisetienė711/
Bestoen711/
Baischtein711/
Batiyon711/
Bathjen711/
Batihin711/
Batioin711/
Vastein711/
Boysten710/
Bessten710/
Besteen710/
Bestyen710/
Bostgen710/
Beusten710/
Vashtin710/
Boistean67312/
Beuthien67247/
Baštijan67110/
Beythien6799/
Bodstein6792/
Botstein6757/
Bastoyan6751/
Bastheim6737/
Beitienė6733/
Baycetin6724/
Beistain6722/
Vasstein6722/
Bauštein6718/
Bashteem6716/
Boxstein6712/
Bhatiyon6710/
Bashtyenova678/
Beithien678/
Bastığan677/
Bastiyanova675/
Bostiyan674/
Waistein674/
Vaistein674/
Battiina673/
Boydstin673/
Bausteinová673/
Bostn672/
Bashtyna672/
Bottijen671/
Bottjien671/
Boystein671/
Bestn671/
Vahstein671/
Beistein671/
Beesteen671/
Buosttin671/
Bestjean671/
Baztn671/
Bootieng671/
Boustend670/
Weistien670/
Boydsten670/
Boustein670/

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