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There are approximately 1,452 people named Baskerville in the UK. That makes it the 5,656th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 23 are named Baskerville.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Baskerville surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BASKERVILLE. The head of this family was at the battle of Hastings, (Taylor's Roman de Rou, p. 229.) He is stjded Martels de Basqueville (Tljid). The parish of Baskerville, now Bacqueville, is in the arrondissement of Dieppe. One of his descendants, who was butler to king Stephen, resumed the name of (William) Martel.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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