Last Name BASLEY

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Meaning Local: Probably of Baslow, a parish in county Derby, three miles from Stoney Middleton; or local of Bassaleg, a parish in county Monmouth, near Newport; or the son of Basil, from the pet Basily. The last one is probably the chief parent of the surname.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 39,946 (2000 US census) 30,770 (1990 US census)
Count 517 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 33.08%, or 171 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 63.06%, or 326 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.55%, or 8 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.35%, or 7 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.97%, or 5 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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