Bast Family History
Bast Name Meaning
German Dutch and French (Alsace and Lorraine of German origin): from a short form of the personal name German Sebastian Dutch Sebastiaan. French (mainly Sarthe): from bast ‘saddle pad for a beast of burden’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such saddles or a nickname.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022