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The Bastian surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,967 people carried this name — #5,034 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,400 people counted. That is up 8% from 6,461 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,476 people named Bastian.

44 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 63 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 44
Bas-Rhin 571
Moselle 241
Paris 106
Haute-Savoie 73
Meurthe-et-Moselle 68
Drôme 41
Meuse 26
Haut-Rhin 24

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 421 people named Bastian 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 Entre Ríos.

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Where they live today

Entre Ríos 183
Buenos Aires Province 113
Santa Fe 32
Chubut 26
City of Buenos Aires 23
Córdoba 23
Mendoza 21

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

243 people named Bastian have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 310 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

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Where they live today

Pomeranian 199
Greater Poland 18
Masovian 10
Lower Silesian 8
Warmian-Masurian 6
Silesian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

222 people named Bastian live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 95
Fribourg 26
Zurich 22
Valais 12
Thurgau 10
Geneva 9
Zug 7
Schwyz 7

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 print

Bastian in American newspapers,
1913–1914.

Newspaper page from Lower Coast Gazette carrying the name Bastian
Lower Coast Gazette 1914-09-05
Newspaper page from Lower Coast Gazette carrying the name Bastian
Lower Coast Gazette 1913-03-08
Newspaper page from Lower Coast Gazette carrying the name Bastian
Lower Coast Gazette 1914-10-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,569 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Bastian,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Adolf Bastian
    Adolf Bastian 1826–1905 · naturalist
  • Henry Charlton Bastian
    Henry Charlton Bastian 1837–1915 · physician
  • Claude-François Bastian 1764–1838 · politician
  • Claude-François Bastian 1764–1838 · politician
  • Diana Bestian 1777–1792
  • François-Marie Bastian 1795–1855 · lawyer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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