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Bastarache Family History

Bastarache Surname Meaning

Altered form of Basque (southwestern France) Basterretche itself a Frenchified form of a topographic name for someone who lived in a house by a boundary or on the edge of a settlement or the corner of a street from Basque bazter ‘corner, border, edge’ + etxe ‘house’.

In Spain, the surname is found in the Castilianized form Basterreche.

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


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Where is the Bastarache family from?

You can see how Bastarache families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bastarache family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most Bastarache families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1911 there were 300 Bastarache families living in New Brunswick. This was about 85% of all the recorded Bastarache's in Canada. New Brunswick had the highest population of Bastarache families in 1911.
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What did your Bastarache ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Cultivateur and Servant were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Bastarache. 27% of Bastarache men worked as a Cultivateur and 100% of Bastarache women worked as a Servant.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Cultivateur
    27%
  • Farmer
    21%
  • Journalier
    16%
  • Fils De Cultivateur
    12%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Servant
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 308 immigration records available for the last name Bastarache. 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 233 military records available for the last name Bastarache. For the veterans among your Bastarache ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bastarache lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Bastarache life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1976, and highest in 1964. The average life expectancy for Bastarache in 1954 was 53, and 81 in 2004.

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