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

Bastidas, 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 Bastidas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bastidas in America

Bastidas is the 16136th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bastidas surname appeared 1,793 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 Bastidas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bastidas 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 Bastidas

The surname Bastidas originated in Spain, with its earliest recorded instances dating back to the 15th century. The name is derived from the Spanish word "bastida," which refers to a temporary fortification or defensive structure built during military campaigns. This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with individuals who played a role in the construction or maintenance of such fortifications.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Bastidas was Rodrigo de Bastidas, a Spanish conquistador and explorer who lived from around 1460 to 1527. He is known for his explorations along the northern coast of South America, specifically in the region now known as Colombia and Panama. In 1501, Bastidas led an expedition that explored the coastline from the Guajira Peninsula to the Gulf of Urabá, making significant contributions to the mapping of the region.

Another notable figure with the Bastidas surname was Juan de Bastidas, a Spanish conquistador who lived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He participated in several expeditions to the Caribbean and Central America, including the conquest of Puerto Rico in 1508. Juan de Bastidas is also credited with being one of the first Europeans to set foot on the mainland of present-day Panama.

In the 16th century, the Bastidas surname appeared in various historical records and documents, including records of land grants and legal proceedings. For instance, the name is mentioned in the "Archivo General de Indias," a Spanish colonial archive that contains documents related to the administration and governance of Spain's territories in the Americas.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Bastidas surname continued to be present in various regions of Spain and its colonies. One notable individual from this period was Francisco de Bastidas y Velasco, a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Cartagena de Indias (present-day Colombia) from 1675 to 1681.

In more recent times, the Bastidas surname has been carried by several notable individuals, such as Rodrigo Bastidas, a Colombian writer and journalist born in 1942, and César Bastidas, a Venezuelan politician and economist who served as the president of the Central Bank of Venezuela from 2004 to 2006.

Throughout its history, the Bastidas surname has undergone slight variations in spelling, including Bastida, Bastide, and Bastides. The name has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as Bastida de' Codines in Catalonia and Bastida de Cladells in Valencia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bastidas

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

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

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