Bazil Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Bazil is how some branches of the Basili family came to write their name. Its meaning, shared with Basili, is “Royal (from Basil)”.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Basili surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

A variant of Basili

Before spelling was fixed, Basili was also written Bazil. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

The 2010 census count for Bazil in the United States was 615, good for rank 36,379. It sits among the 50,000 most common last names in the country. From 1891 to 2000, 287 births in France were registered under Bazil. For the full story, order the Bazil surname pack.