Show ContentsBaster History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Baster family

The surname Baster was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Baster family

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Baster Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Paster, Pasteur, Pastor, Pastore, Pastoureau, Pastorel, Pastre, Pastour, Pastor, Pasturel, Patureau, Pasturel, Paturet, Paturot, Pastere, Pastorr, Pasterr, Pastors and many more.

Early Notables of the Baster family

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United States Baster migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Baster Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Joseph Baster, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts in 1647 1
  • Roger Baster, who landed in Newport, Rhode Island in 1666 1
Baster Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Henrich Baster, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1735 1
Baster Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Baster, who arrived in Texas in 1845 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Baster (post 1700) +

  • Marek Baster (b. 1976), Polish footballer
  • Job Baster (1711-1775), Dutch physician and naturalist


  1. 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)


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