The Baston surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 908 people carried this name — #26,795 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 322,600 people counted. That is down 12% from 1,032 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Baston surname
From the French and English surname, from Old French bastun (“stick”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Baston» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 105 people named Baston 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
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 89 people named Baston.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Eure-et-Loir.
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.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 20 people named Baston 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 West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Baston,
with a public archive behind them.
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Guillaume-André-Réné Baston 1741–1825 · librarian -
Jean Ambroise Baston de Lariboisière 1759–1812 · military personnel -
Honoré-Charles Baston de La Riboisière 1788–1868 · military personnel -
Ferdinand Baston de La Riboisière 1790–1812 · military personnel -
Ferdinand Baston de La Riboisière 1856–1931 · politician -
Philip Baston d. 1320 · friar
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Baston.
- 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
- Bastion 361 · 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
- Batel 221 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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