Explore the Family Name Bazile

The meaning of Bazile

French, West Indian (mainly Haiti), and Mauritian: variant of French Basile. Some characteristic forenames: French/Haitian Antoine, Ghislaine, Gisele, Jacques, Marie Anne, Pierre, Yanick, Clemile, Dominique, Emile, Eugenie, Eunide.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the Bazile surname has seen an increase between the years 2000 and 2010. The rank of the Bazile surname moved up from 14259 in 2000 to 12460 in 2010, a positive change of 12.62%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Bazile surname rose from 1929 in 2000 to 2491 in 2010, marking a notable increase of 29.13%. The proportion per 100k also saw growth, moving from 0.72 to 0.84, showing a boost of 16.67% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,259	#12,460	12.62%
Count	1,929	2,491	29.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.72	0.84	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bazile

When it comes to ethnic identity connected to the Bazile surname, changes have been noted according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Individuals identifying as Black held the majority in both 2000 and 2010, rising slightly from 78.95% to 84.18% respectively. The Hispanic population also increased, doubling from 1.04% to 2.09%. On the other hand, those identifying as White declined from 13.01% to 10.28%, while those indicating two or more races decreased considerably from 6.22% to 3.01%. However, data for the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	78.95%	84.18%	6.62%
White	13.01%	10.28%	-20.98%
Two or More Races	6.22%	3.01%	-51.61%
Hispanic	1.04%	2.09%	100.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.47%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.31%	0%	0%