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

Bathurst, 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 Bathurst surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bathurst in America

Bathurst is the 29198th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bathurst surname appeared 811 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 Bathurst.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bathurst 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 Bathurst

The surname Bathurst originated in England during the Anglo-Saxon period. It is derived from the Old English words "baðu" meaning "bath" and "hyrst" meaning "wooded hill". This suggests that the name likely referred to someone who lived near a wooded hill with a bath or hot spring.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Bathurst appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of landowners commissioned by William the Conqueror. The book mentions a village called "Bathurst" in Sussex, indicating that the name was already an established place name by the late 11th century.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Bathurst was Ralph de Bathurst, who was documented as a landowner in Worcestershire in the 13th century. Another early record is of Sir John Bathurst, who was born in 1384 and served as a Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire in the early 15th century.

The Bathurst family became prominent in the 16th and 17th centuries, with several members holding influential positions. One notable figure was Sir Edward Bathurst (1561-1634), who served as a judge and was appointed to the Court of Common Pleas by King James I.

In the 18th century, Henry Bathurst (1714-1794) was a prominent lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain from 1771 to 1778. His son, Henry Bathurst (1762-1834), also had a successful political career and held the position of Secretary of State for War and the Colonies.

Another significant individual with the Bathurst surname was Benjamin Bathurst (1784-1809), an English diplomat and explorer who is credited with discovering and naming the Bathurst District in New South Wales, Australia, in 1815.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, several members of the Bathurst family made notable contributions in various fields, including law, politics, and the military. However, the surname has become less concentrated in specific regions and more widely dispersed across the English-speaking world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bathurst

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

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

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