Bastien Surname
Approximately 32,005 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBastien Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 9,541 | 1:6,962 | 595 |
| Haiti | 8,223 | 1:1,299 | 208 |
| Canada | 7,579 | 1:4,862 | 692 |
| United States | 3,974 | 1:91,208 | 10,246 |
| Belgium | 1,086 | 1:10,586 | 1,523 |
| Mexico | 232 | 1:535,027 | 9,336 |
| Dominican Republic | 208 | 1:50,158 | 2,578 |
| New Caledonia | 166 | 1:1,664 | 109 |
| England | 131 | 1:425,329 | 28,711 |
| Saint Lucia | 128 | 1:1,397 | 259 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 115 | 1:11,861 | 1,604 |
| Argentina | 88 | 1:485,721 | 36,028 |
| Mauritius | 82 | 1:15,773 | 3,330 |
| Brazil | 77 | 1:2,780,186 | 82,572 |
| French Polynesia | 49 | 1:5,731 | 1,283 |
| Thailand | 47 | 1:1,502,944 | 203,155 |
| Dominica | 43 | 1:1,765 | 296 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Luxembourg | 30 | 1:19,351 | 4,315 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 123 | 1:408,282 | 30,178 |
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.
(Dutch, English, French) Descendant of Bastian, a pet form of Sebastian (venerable).
Bastien Demographics
Average Male Bastien Height
174.87 cm
Average Female Bastien Height
163.4 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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