Contents [hide]

Bastian History Etymology Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Sources

Bastian History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France
Germany

Etymology of Bastian

What does the name Bastian mean?

The Bastian surname was created from the personal name Sebastian, ultimately from the Latin Sebastianus.

Early Origins of the Bastian family

The surname Bastian was first found in Mecklenburg, where the name came from humble beginnings but gained a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Early History of the Bastian family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bastian research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1784 and 1790 are included under the topic Early Bastian History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bastian Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bastian, Bastiane, Bastianne, Basstian, Basstiann and others.

Early Notables of the Bastian family

Christoph Heinrich Bastian, a high-ranking civil official of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who was raised to the nobility of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (Thuringia) in 1784

Bastian Ranking

the United States, the name Bastian is the 5,513^rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Bastian is ranked the 2,376^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 2

Bastian migration to the United States +

Bastian Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Tannika Bastian, who landed in Virginia in 1657 3

Bastian Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Bastian, aged 12, who landed in New York in 1710 3
Adam Bastian, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1729 3
Andrew Bastian, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1729 3
Anna Bastian, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
Elizabeth Bastian, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Bastian Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Bastian, (b. 1819), aged 21, English miner departing from England aboard the ship "Royal Adelaide" arriving in the United States on 21st April 1840 4
Johann Bastian, aged 3, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 3
Mr. John Bastian, (b. 1830), aged 21, Cornish settler departing from Penzance aboard the ship "Mountaineer" arriving in the United States on 30 April 1851 4
Joh Heinr Bastian, who arrived in America in 1852 3
B M Bastian, aged 35, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1852 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Bastian Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

August Bastian, aged 20, who arrived in America in 1901 3
Elisabeth Bastian, who arrived in New York in 1901
Barbara Bastian, aged 22, who landed in America in 1901 3
Elisabeth Bastian, aged 9, who arrived in New York, NY in 1901 3
Emilia Bastian, aged 3, who landed in New York, NY in 1901 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Bastian migration to Australia +

Bastian Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Francis Bastian, Cornish seaman who immigrated to New South Wales, Australia aboard the ship "Florentia" in 1843 convicted at Darlinghurst Gaol on 2nd September 1843 5
Richard Bastian, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Cressy" in 1847 6
Henry Bastian, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Florentia" in 1849 7
Henry Bastian, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Himalaya" in 1849 8
Henry Bastian, aged 47, a miner, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Florentia" 7
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Bastian (post 1700) +

Noah Dale Bastian (b. 1979), retired American actor and TV personality
Stan Bastian (b. 1941), former American educator and politician
Stanley Allen Bastian (b. 1958), American attorney and jurist
Frederick Ellison "Fritz" Bastian (1898-1944), American tennis player
Frank O. Bastian, American physician and neuropathologist
Edward Herman Bastian (b. 1957), American business executive
Donald N. Bastian, American retired Bishop who served from 1974-1990
William Robert Bastian (1938-2019), American politician
Amy Jo Bastian (b. 1968), American neuroscientist
... (Another 18 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Bastian family +

HMS Vanguard

Mr. Charles John Crawford Bastian (1881-1917), British Shipwright 2nd Class from London, who was aboard the ship "HMS Vanguard" when she exploded in the Scapa Flow off the Orkney Islands, Scotland on 9th July 1917

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to New York 1820 - 1891 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_new_york_1820_1891.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retreived 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_gaol_admissions.pdf
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CRESSY 1847. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1847Cressy.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) FLORENTIA 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Florentia.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The HIMALAYA 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Himalaya.htm