The Bastion surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 361 people carried this name — #56,588 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted. That is down 4% from 376 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 138 people named Bastion.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Bastion,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joseph E. Bastion 1910–2009 · military officer -
Roger Bastion 1913–1942 · metalsmith
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Jean-Claude Bastion 1952–2017 · official
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bastion.
- Bastian 6,967 · U.S. census
- Bastianelli 367 · U.S. census
- Bastiani 155 · U.S. census
- Bastida 1,401 · U.S. census
- Bastien 3,136 · U.S. census
- Bastin 1,435 · U.S. census
- Baston 908 · U.S. census
- Bastos 827 · U.S. census
- Batac 465 · U.S. census
- Bataille 463 · U.S. census
- Batal 147 · U.S. census
- Batalla 943 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Bastion is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.