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Basta Name Meaning

Italian (southern): perhaps from the personal name Basta from basta ‘that's enough!’ (i.e. enough children in the family). Since the surname is found among the Albanian speakers of Calabria and Sicily it may alternatively be of Albanian origin probably related to 4 below. Polish: from a pet form of the personal name Bastian (short form of Sebastian ). Czech and Slovak (Bašta): from a pet form of the personal name Bartoloměj (Czech) Bartolomej (Slovak) (see Bartholomew ) or perhaps a nickname from bašta ‘bastion’. Serbian and Croatian: occupational name from bastah ‘porter’ from medieval Greek vastazos from classical Greek bastazōn ‘carrying’. Coptic (Egypt): probably from a placename Basta where according to the Coptic tradition the Holy Family drank from a spring of water which Jesus caused to well up from the ground. Muslim (Egypt and Maghreb): from basṭā probably of the same Greek origin as 4 above used as a surname.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Asta, Basa, Bast, Bata, Batta, Nasta, Baka, Gaeta, Bacca, Bhakta

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You can see how Basta families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Basta family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Basta families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 6 Basta families living in Ontario. This was about 60% of all the recorded Basta's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Basta families in 1911.

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Basta. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 965 military records available for the last name Basta. For the veterans among your Basta ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1961 and 2004, in the United States, Basta life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1965, and highest in 1961. The average life expectancy for Basta in 1961 was 85, and 84 in 2004.

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