Explore the Family Name Basnight

The meaning of Basnight

1. Probably an Americanized form of German Fasnacht. 2. Perhaps an altered form of Irish Basnett.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname Basnight has seen a slight fluctuation in popularity over the years, according to data sourced from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the surname ranked as the 20,512th most popular name in the country, with 1,202 individuals bearing it. A small growth was observed by 2010, marking a 0.92% increase and bringing the total count to 1,213. Despite this growth in numbers, the ranking experienced a decrease of approximately 5%, moving to 21,524th place. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by roughly 9%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,512	#21,524	-4.93%
Count	1,202	1,213	0.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.41	-8.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Basnight

On the matter of ethnicity, the Basnight surname presents an interesting distribution based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the surname was primarily associated with Black (57.07%) and White (40.02%) ethnicities. By 2010, there was a slight increase among individuals with Black ethnic identity, rising to 59.03%. Conversely, the White ethnicity saw a decrease, moving down to 35.78%. Notably, there were marked increases in the number of individuals who identify with two or more races, growing from 1.41% in 2000 to 3.22% in 2010. Additionally, new entries to the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories brought their proportions to 0.41% and 0.58% respectively. The Hispanic ethnicity saw a modest increase of 19.28%, bringing its proportion to 0.99% by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	57.07%	59.03%	3.43%
White	40.02%	35.78%	-10.59%
Two or More Races	1.41%	3.22%	128.37%
Hispanic	0.83%	0.99%	19.28%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.58%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.41%	0%