Explore the Family Name Baseman

The meaning of Baseman

1. Americanized form of German Besemann: habitational name for someone from a place called Beesem (near Dannenberg) or Beesen (Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein). 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of German Bösemann (see Boseman).

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How common is the last name Baseman in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Baseman has seen slight fluctuations in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 65,492nd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped slightly to become the 68,122nd most common name, a change of -4.02%. However, despite this decrease in rank, the actual number of people with the Baseman surname increased from 283 in 2000 to 289 in 2010, showing a growth rate of 2.12%. The proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,492	#68,122	-4.02%
Count	283	289	2.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Baseman

The same Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the ethnic identity associated with the surname Baseman is predominantly White, though there have been some changes over the decade. In 2000, 97.53% of those with the Baseman surname identified as White, but this decreased to 94.46% in 2010. Over the same period, there was also an appearance of both Hispanic and Black ethnic identities within this group, each accounting for 2.08% of the total in 2010. These figures were previously at 0% in 2000. No individuals with the Baseman surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.53%	94.46%	-3.15%
Hispanic	0%	2.08%	0%
Black	0%	2.08%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%