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

Bastarache, 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 Bastarache surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bastarache in America

Bastarache is the 45253rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bastarache surname appeared 473 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Bastarache.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bastarache 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 Bastarache

The surname Bastarache has its origins in France, specifically in the Brittany region. It is believed to have emerged in the early to mid-16th century. The name is derived from the Breton words "baz" meaning "stick" or "staff" and "tarz" meaning "thorn" or "bramble." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a thorny thicket or bushes.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Bastarache surname can be found in the parish records of Saint-Brieuc, a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany, dating back to the late 1500s. These records mention individuals with various spellings of the name, such as Bastarrache, Bastarrache, and Bastarrache.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Bastarache name appeared in several historical documents and records from Brittany, including land deeds, tax rolls, and military records. During this period, many Bastarache families were involved in agriculture and farming in rural areas of the region.

Among the notable individuals with the Bastarache surname in history are:

1. Jean Bastarache (1565-1632), a farmer and landowner from the village of Ploufragan, near Saint-Brieuc.
2. Yves Bastarache (1712-1789), a sailor and merchant who was involved in the cod fishing industry in the region of Saint-Malo.
3. Marie-Anne Bastarache (1754-1832), a prominent figure in the French Revolution, known for her role in organizing women's political clubs and advocating for women's rights.
4. Émile Bastarache (1825-1901), a French sculptor and artist who studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and had several works exhibited at the Paris Salon.
5. René Bastarache (1887-1964), a French writer and poet who was part of the Symbolist movement and published several collections of poetry and prose.

The Bastarache name has also been associated with various place names in Brittany, such as the hamlet of Bastarache near the town of Guingamp, and the Bastarache River, a small tributary of the Trieux River in the department of Côtes-d'Armor.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bastarache

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

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 Bastarache 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 Bastarache 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 Bastarache was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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