Baskerville (surname)
Baskerville is an English surname of Anglo-Norman origin. It is believed to have been used by Norman invaders from Bacqueville in Normandy, many of whom settled along the English-Welsh border.
At the time of the British Census of 1881, its relative frequency was highest in Herefordshire, followed by Cheshire, Devon, Radnorshire, Oxfordshire, Brecknockshire, Cornwall, Wigtownshire, Carmarthenshire and Staffordshire. It has also been corrupted to Basketfield in some families.
The name Baskerville may refer to:
- Albert Henry Baskerville, New Zealand rugby player
- Charles Baskerville, American chemist
- Charles Baskerville, American painter, son of the above
- Howard Baskerville, American missionary in Iran
- John Baskerville, typographer
- John David Baskerville, Canadian politician
- Lorrainne Sade Baskerville, American social worker and activist
- Micah Baskerville, American football player
- Paul Baskerville, British-German music journalist
- Steve Baskerville, American television weather presenter
- Robin Baskerville, British diver and gymnastics coach
- Ralph de Baskerville, son of Robert de Basqueville who held Eardisley Castle
Fiction
- William of Baskerville, a fictional character in The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco.
- A prominent group of characters in the Japanese manga Pandora Hearts uses the surname.