The Basile surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,783 people carried this name — #4,555 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 7,714 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 3,485 people named Basile live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 839 people named Basile.
201 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 65 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
430 people named Basile live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 240 people named Basile live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Basile in American newspapers,
1827–1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,068 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Basile,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giambattista Basile 1566–1632 · writer -
Adriana Basile 1580–1640 · actor -
Matteo Basile 1673–1736 · Catholic priest -
Gennaro Basile 1722–1782 · painter -
Luigi Basile 1820–1889 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 163 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Basile.
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