Explore the Family Name Bathurst

The meaning of Bathurst

English: habitational name from Bathurst in the parish of Warbleton, Sussex, named with the Old English personal name Bada (a short form of various compound names formed with beadu ‘battle’) + Old English hyrst ‘wooded hill’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bathurst saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 27,694th and by 2010, it had slipped to 29,198th, marking a decline of 5.43 percent. The count of people with this surname also dropped slightly during this period from 818 to 811, a reduction of 0.86 percent. Consequently, the proportion of Bathurst per 100k people fell by 10 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,694	#29,198	-5.43%
Count	818	811	-0.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.27	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bathurst

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides an insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bathurst. In both 2000 and 2010, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although there was a slight decrease of 1.06 percent over the decade. The group identifying as two or more races increased by 14.75 percent from 1.83 to 2.10. Similarly, those who identified as Hispanic saw a minor increase of 1.49 percent. Despite having no representation in 2000, by 2010, some individuals with the Bathurst surname identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.33%	95.31%	-1.06%
Two or More Races	1.83%	2.1%	14.75%
Hispanic	1.34%	1.36%	1.49%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.62%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%