Name: Bascom

Gender: Male

Usage: Bascom is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.

People having the name Bascom are in general originating from United States of America.

Name Meaning of Bascom

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Numerology Interpretation

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The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 8. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: ambitious, successful, realistic, powerful, authoritative, courageous, leading.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Visionary
Ruling planet: Saturn
Colors: Black, Purple
Gemstones: Ruby, Amethyst

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Popularity of the Name

The name Bascom is ranked on the 79,331st position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.

We estimate that there are at least 700 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Bascom has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.

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History and Origin

Bascom is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

  • Bernadette Bascom (born 1962), American R&B singer, actress
  • Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995), American-Canadian artist, inventor, rodeo cowboy, actor, Rodeo Hall of Fame, Father of Modern Rodeo, Mormon Bishop
  • Florence Bascom (1862–1945), American geologist
  • George Nicholas Bascom (1837-1862), U.S. army officer who arrested Apache Chief Cochise which started the Apache Wars, American Civil War officer
  • Henry Bidleman Bascom (1796–1850), American religious leader, circuit rider, Congressional Chaplain, college president, author, Methodist Bishop
  • John Bascom (1827–1911), American educator, author, President of the University of Wisconsin
  • John L. Bascom (1860-1950), American politician, Iowa lawyer and state legislator
  • John U. Bascom (1925-2013), American surgeon and researcher
  • Kerry Bascom, American professional basketball player, All-American, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, World University Games gold medal winner
  • Oliver Bascom (1815–1869), New York businessman, politician and Erie Canal Commissioner
  • Marion C Bascom (born 1922), American religious leader, civil-rights activist, museum board member
  • Ruth Bascom (1926-2010), American politician, mayor of Eugene, Oregon
  • Willard Bascom (1916-2000), American engineer, oceanographer, underwater archeologist
  • William Bascom (1912–1981), American anthropologist, folklorist, ethnologist, museum director

Given name:

  • John Bascom Crenshaw (1861-1942), educator, college athletic director, founder of Georgia Tech's Lacrosse Team*
  • Bascom Sine Deaver (1882-1944), U.S. federal judge
  • Bascom Sine Deaver, Jr. (born 1930), American physicist, professor
  • Harold Bascom Durham, Jr. (1942-1967), Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient
  • Bascom Giles (1900-1993), Texas Land Commissioner
  • Bascom Ray Lakin (1901–1984), American evangelical preacher
  • Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1882–1973), American lawyer, folklorist, musician, author of song "Good Old Mountain Dew"
  • C. Bascom Slemp (1870–1943), Virginia congressman, secretary to President Calvin Coolidge
  • Bascom N. Timmons (1890-1987), American newspaperman
  • Lester Bascom Wikoff (1844-1978), American educator, Rotarian
  • John Bascom Wolfe, (1904-1988), American psychologist
  • Ashley Bascom Wright (1841-1897), American politician

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