Bastarache () is a French surname of Basque origin. It was formed as a patronym of Basterreche, which itself is a topographic name for someone who lived in a house by a boundary, or on the edge of a settlement or the corner of a street. It is ultimately derived from Basque bazter ("border", "edge") and eche ("house"). It was one of the original Acadian surnames.
Notable people Notable people with this surname include: Michel Bastarache dit Basque (1730–1820), Canadian Acadian Michel Bastarache (born 1947), Canadian judge Vicky Bastarache (born 1973), Canadian softball player
Places The hamlet of Bastarache in Sainte-Marie-de-Kent, New Brunswick was named after early settlers Joseph Bastarache, Isidore Bastarache or Peter Bastarache, or after Adrien Bastarache, the first postmaster.
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