Explore the Family Name Basey

The meaning of Basey

1. English (Norfolk): from a pet form of the Middle English personal name Basil(y), used for men and women alike. See Basil and compare Bass. 2. Americanized form of German Böse, (see Bose 3) or another like-sounding name.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Basey has seen a decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Basey ranked 27,028 in popularity with a total count of 843, accounting for approximately 0.31 out of every 100,000 surnames. By 2010, the rank slipped down to 29,604 with a total count of 796, representing about 0.27 out of every 100,000 surnames. This represents a popularity change of -9.53% and a count change of -5.58%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,028	#29,604	-9.53%
Count	843	796	-5.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.27	-12.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Basey

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data provides an interesting look into the distribution of the Basey surname across various ethnic identities from 2000 to 2010. Most holders of the Basey surname identify as White, although the percentage decreased slightly from 70.58% in 2000 to 67.21% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Black made up the second largest group, seeing a slight increase from 24.79% to 25.50%. There was also a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, going from 1.90% in 2000 to 3.64% in 2010. The data did not record any individuals with the Basey surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	70.58%	67.21%	-4.77%
Black	24.79%	25.5%	2.86%
Hispanic	1.9%	3.64%	91.58%
Two or More Races	2.37%	3.27%	37.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%