Last Name BASU

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Not available
Origin Indian, Romanian, Bangladeshi

Rank 22,891 (2000 US census) 52,942 (1990 US census)
Count 1,044 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 7.85%, or 82 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 84.39%, or 881 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 6.8%, or 71 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 0.67%, or 7 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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