Explore the Family Name Bassil

The meaning of Bassil

English (Hertfordshire): variant of Basil.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bassil has grown in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Bassil was the 67,522nd most common surname, but by 2010, it had risen to the 58,604th position, marking a growth of 13.21 percent. The count of people with this surname also increased from 273 to 346 during this decade, a significant rise of 26.74 percent. Consequently, the proportion of Bassils per 100,000 individuals grew by 20.0 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,522	#58,604	13.21%
Count	273	346	26.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.12	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bassil

Focusing on the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bassil, again based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there has been some variability between 2000 and 2010. Most notably, the percentage identifying as white rose from 75.46 percent to 78.61 percent, reflecting a change of 4.17 percent. The Hispanic community too saw an increase from 4.40 percent to 4.91 percent. The number of people with the surname Bassil who identified as black also rose from 13.19 percent to 15.32 percent, marking a rise of 16.15 percent. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 6.23 percent in 2000. No changes were observed among Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indian and Alaskan Natives, with these groups remaining at zero representation throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	75.46%	78.61%	4.17%
Black	13.19%	15.32%	16.15%
Hispanic	4.4%	4.91%	11.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	6.23%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%