The Basham surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,806 people carried this name — #4,036 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 8,604 in 2000.
Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s
Basham was found among the farmers of Essex: 15 in every 10,000.
Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.
Where it concentrates, on the mapPer 10,000 farmers, by county
H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.
In print
Basham in American newspapers,
1906–1909.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,422 pages in all carry the name.
In print
Basham in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.
7,872 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Basham. The most, 1,287, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.1 times its expected share.
Articles, by state
Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Basham.
Who carried it
People named Basham,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johnny Basham 1890–1947 · boxer -
Ray Basham 1900–1985 · baseball player
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James Basham 1903–1977 · boxer
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Don Basham 1926–1989 · pastor
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Brears Basham 1942–2024 · police officer
Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
In the public record
People named Basham,
in the records of 5 countries.
Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.
United States438 records
- U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 304
- U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 101
- Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 11
- U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 9
- U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
- New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3
- New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
- U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
- Sacramento County historic burials 1
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Example: U.S. registration card, 1942 Military record Fredrick T. BashamBorn 1913 in Texas. Enlisted 1942 at Dallas; manager. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War; died 2001, buried at Bethlehem Cemetery, Whitney, Texas.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: U.S. war memorial War record Harold Lawton BashamBorn 1946; from McMinnville, Tennessee. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam.
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Example: passenger manifest, 1903 Passenger record Elise BashamArrived at New York in 1884 aboard the Salier from Bremen, aged 16; farmer. From Germany.
U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
Showing 3 of 438 records for Basham in the United States.
Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).
Australia142 records
- Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 55
- Tasmanian Names Index 43
- Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 22
- NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 17
- Queensland State Archives indexes 3
- War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
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Example: passenger manifest, 1903 Passenger record Mary BashamArrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Koh I Noor, aged 39; English.
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Example: civil register, 1880 Death record John BashamDied 1825 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 21.
Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) -
Example: probate petition, 1848 Probate record Alfred James BashamGentleman of Hampton, Victoria; died 1966.
Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
Showing 3 of 142 records for Basham in Australia.
Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).
United Kingdom8 records
- War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 5
- St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 3
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Example: burial register, 1858 Burial record Elizabeth BashamBuried in 1834 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 57.
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Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919 War record J. BashamDurham Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.
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Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919 War record W. H. BashamKing's (Liverpool Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.
National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
Showing 3 of 8 records for Basham in the United Kingdom.
Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).
Canada2 records
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Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Kate BashamDied 1952; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Example: Canadian cemetery Burial record Fred Amos BashamDied 1959; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.
City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).
Netherlands1 record
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Example: marriage register, 1911 Marriage record Johanna BashamMarried in 1749 in Breda.
Open Archives, Stadsarchief Breda (CC BY 4.0)
Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).
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