Bastien surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Bastien surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,136 people carried this name — #10,280 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 94,300 people counted. That is up 22% from 2,577 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 4,420 people named Bastien.

102 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 97 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 102
Meurthe-et-Moselle 830
Vosges 718
Nord 366
Pas-de-Calais 326
Moselle 317
Paris 304
Meuse 247
Marne 98

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 544 people named Bastien 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 map

Where they live today

Hainaut 319
East Flanders 72
Namur 60
Brussels-Capital 28
Luxembourg Province 23
Liège 19
Walloon Brabant 17
Flemish Brabant 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 72 people named Bastien 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.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 58
City of Buenos Aires 14

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

In print

Bastien in American newspapers,
1876–1929.

Newspaper page from La Gaceta carrying the name Bastien
La Gaceta 1929-05-18
Newspaper page from Pokrok carrying the name Bastien
Pokrok 1876-08-08
Newspaper page from Pokrok carrying the name Bastien
Pokrok 1876-03-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,624 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Bastien,
with a public archive behind them.

  • François de Sales Bastien
    François de Sales Bastien 1858–1925 · lawyer
  • Denis Bastien d. 2008 · politician
  • Claude Nicolas Bastien 1753–1790 · politician
  • Joseph Bastien 1769–1838 · military officer
  • Rose Bastien 1782–1885
  • Denis Ernest Bastien 1831–1918 · painter

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

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Surnames next to Bastien.

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