Bastion Surname

345,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Bastion 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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Bastion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4601:787,95460,928
France2151:308,94347,111
New Zealand951:47,6677,746
Australia781:346,09929,260
England631:884,41445,970
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
India191:40,371,862445,856
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Wales51:313,68310,604
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2391:210,12018,069

Bastion (109) may also be a first name.

Bastion 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

Bastion Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bastion (Russian: Бастион) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bastion? popularity and diffusion

Bastion is the 345,892nd most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,888,040 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Bastion live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 900,062nd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 109 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 460 people, or 1 in 787,954. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent live, Michigan, where 12 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent live and New Zealand, where 9 percent live.

Bastion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bastion has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 192 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bastion Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bastion last name are 13.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.19% registered with the political party.

The amount Bastion earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 668.46% more than the national average, earning R 1,826,150 per year and in United States they earn 5.02% less than the national average, earning $40,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bastiong9331/
Bastione9326/
Baustion931/
Bastioon931/
Bastin9215,080/
Bation927,288/
Bastian8648,142/
Bastien8632,005/
Basting86868/
Bashtin86513/
Bastina86263/
Bestion86245/
Bationg86244/
Baytion8655/
Bastoen8654/
Battion8648/
Bastijn8646/
Bostion8635/
Bastián8624/
Bathion8620/
Basttin8612/
Baistin8611/
Baustin8611/
Vastion867/
Bastyon867/
Batioan865/
Wastion864/
Bastinn864/
Bastião863/
Bastink862/
Beastin861/
Bastind861/
Bastisn861/
Baystin860/
Basteon860/
Bastn837/
Bastionova824/
Bastiaan801,113/
Baustian80834/
Bastienė80225/
Baitiong80140/
Bastiand80112/
Bastinck80108/
Baytiong8069/
Battione8054/
Battaion8049/
Bastiant8037/
Basthian8036/
Baustien8034/
Bastiane8031/
Bastijan8029/
Bhastian8017/
Bastiann8011/
Baysting808/
Beationg806/
Bashtina805/
Baastian805/
Washtion803/
Bastiang803/
Bastjian802/
Hbastian801/
Basstian801/
Beaustin801/
Baustina801/
Bashtian801/
Basttien801/
Bashtien801/
Beastian800/
Basten774,796/
Batian77406/
Botion77160/
Bostin77110/
Vation7748/
Vastin7722/
Bastyn7720/
Baxtin7715/
Bateon7712/
Bastim777/
Batyon772/
Batjon772/
Batiom771/
Bastın771/
Battagion75129/
Bastajian75110/
Bastinová756/
Bastegian754/
Bastinova752/
Bastagian751/
Bostian711,809/
Bostina711,188/
Batihan711,117/
Bostoen711,044/
Wastian71799/
Bastyan71602/
Batayon71313/
Bestian71224/
Bastean71192/
Bachtin7195/
Bostijn7179/
Bastjan7174/
Bottion7170/
Botiong7158/
Bahtian7150/
Basteen7146/
Batiane7146/
Baastyn7139/
Basteng7135/
Bastiam7134/
Vaution7130/
Baasten7124/
Boution7121/
Baisten7120/
Bastyna7118/
Baztian7115/
Batoyon7114/
Vastian7112/
Baitian7112/
Bhatyon7111/
Bastiánová7110/
Beasten719/
Bautian717/
Bashten716/
Baxtian715/
Bastyán714/
Bastiaasen713/
Battian713/
Bathian713/
Boustin712/
Batiang712/
Bhatian712/
Bashtim712/
Batjong712/
Bosting711/
Bostien711/
Batteon711/
Bausten711/
Vaistin711/
Bosteon711/
Batjoun711/
Battión711/
Bastehn711/
Bastianova711/
Bateong711/
Batajon711/
Baatian711/
Wostion711/
Vashtin710/
Boostian67206/
Baštijan67110/
Bauthian6794/
Batyatin6758/
Bhatiaan6752/
Battajon6749/
Bastyane6727/
Baycetin6724/
Bottione6716/
Wastijan6712/
Basttyan6710/
Bouthion6710/
Badsteen677/
Bastığan677/
Boistian676/
Vashtian676/
Boydstin673/
Vasthian672/
Bostn672/
Bhatijan672/
Bhattian672/
Bashtyna672/
Bashteen671/
Bashtyan671/
Bhastyan671/
Bahatian671/
Boestian671/
Buosttin671/
Battayon671/
Batteong671/
Bathiaan671/
Bathyoon671/
Batijane671/
Baztn671/
Baytiang671/
Baitiang671/
Baustean670/
Woostion670/

Bastion Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bastion in the Russian language
Бастионbastion-

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