How common is the surname Ba?

2,451 people in the United States had the surname Ba in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,967 Americans. It ranked 12,627th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ba?

In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Ba identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 14% as white (not Hispanic).

Who is the most famous person named Ba?

Ba Dun, association football player.

Where is the surname Ba most common?

Wikidata records people named Ba in the People's Republic of China.

Is the surname Ba getting more or less common?

More common. 1,091 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,451 in 2010, up 125%.

Is Ba also a first name?

Yes. Ba is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ba

A surname, carried by 2,451 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ba is more common than 92.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,451 people named Ba in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,967 Americans. That is up 125% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,091.

#12,627

rank among US surnames

2,451

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+124.7%

change since 2000 (was #22,116)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,622	Hao	2,452	125,916
#12,627	Shick	2,451	125,967
#12,636	Mayor	2,450	126,019

Who is named Ba

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

65% of people named Ba identified as Black (not Hispanic), 14% as white (not Hispanic) and 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Black (not Hispanic) 65%
White (not Hispanic) 14%
Asian and Pacific Islander 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Bas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ba Dun
Association football player, born 1995

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Ba

Ba has the Soundex code B000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B000.

Questions

How common is the surname Ba?: 2,451 people in the United States had the surname Ba in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,967 Americans. It ranked 12,627th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ba?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Ba identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 14% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ba?: Ba Dun, association football player.
Where is the surname Ba most common?: Wikidata records people named Ba in the People's Republic of China.
Is the surname Ba getting more or less common?: More common. 1,091 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,451 in 2010, up 125%.
Is Ba also a first name?: Yes. Ba is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.