Find out how popular the last name Baisden is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Baisden.

Baisden, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Baisden surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Baisden in America

Baisden is the 10365th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Baisden surname appeared 3,110 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Baisden.

We can also compare 2010 data for Baisden to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Baisden

The surname Baisden is believed to have originated in England, likely in the late medieval period or early modern era. It is thought to derive from a place name, potentially a variation of the town of Baysden or Baizdon in Sussex. This place name itself may stem from the Old English words "bæc" meaning "ridge" or "hill" and "dun" meaning "hill" or "down," suggesting the name could refer to someone from a ridged or hilly area.

Records show the name appearing in various spellings such as Bayzden, Baiseden, and Baysdon in historic documents from the 16th and 17th centuries. One early record is a reference to a William Baisden in the parish registers of St. Martin's in Birmingham, dated 1593. Another early instance is the marriage of John Baysden and Elizabeth Warde in Thaxted, Essex, in 1619.

The Baisden surname can be traced back to several notable individuals throughout history. One such figure was Robert Baisden, a merchant and landowner in Stratford-upon-Avon, who lived from around 1560 to 1630. Another was Thomas Baisden, a yeoman farmer from Warwickshire, born in the late 16th century.

In the 18th century, there was a Richard Baisden, a respected clockmaker from London, active between 1720 and 1760. Additionally, a John Baisden served as a captain in the British Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War, born around 1745.

Moving into the 19th century, a notable Baisden was Mary Baisden, a pioneering educator and advocate for women's rights, born in 1810 in Lancashire. She established several successful schools for girls and campaigned for better educational opportunities for women.

While the Baisden surname has its roots in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly North America, where many individuals bearing the name can trace their ancestry back to early British settlers and immigrants.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Baisden

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Baisden.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Baisden was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Baisden has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Baisden was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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