How common is the surname Babbitt?

5,320 people in the United States had the surname Babbitt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,035 Americans. It ranked 6,395th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Babbitt?

Milton Babbitt, American composer (1916–2011), followed by Bruce Babbitt.

Where is the surname Babbitt most common?

Wikidata records people named Babbitt in the United States.

How do you pronounce Babbitt?

Babbitt is /ˈbæbɪt/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Babbitt getting more or less common?

More common. 5,300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,320 in 2010, up 0.4%.

The surname Babbitt

A surname, carried by 5,320 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbæbɪt/ 2 syllables Soundex B130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Babbitt is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,320 people named Babbitt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,035 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,300.

#6,395

rank among US surnames

5,320

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,982)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,392	Schroder	5,325	57,980
#6,393	McMillin	5,323	58,002
#6,394	Golding	5,321	58,024
#6,395	Babbitt	5,320	58,035

Who is named Babbitt

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

89% of people named Babbitt identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Babbitts

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Milton Babbitt
American composer (1916–2011)
Bruce Babbitt
American lawyer and politician, born 1938
Luke Babbitt
American basketball player (born 1989)
Art Babbitt
American animator (1907-1992)
Tabitha Babbitt
American tool maker, 1779–1853
Irving Babbitt
American academic and literary critic (1865-1933)
Natalie Babbitt
American children's writer and illustrator (1932–2016)
Isaac Babbitt
American goldsmith (1799-1862)
Ashli Babbitt
American Citizen (1985-2021)
Bob Babbitt
American bassist (1937–2012)
Harry Babbitt
American big band musician (1913-2004)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Babbitt

Bobbitt

Babbitt has the Soundex code B130, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B130.

Questions

How common is the surname Babbitt?: 5,320 people in the United States had the surname Babbitt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,035 Americans. It ranked 6,395th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Babbitt?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Babbitt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Babbitt?: Milton Babbitt, American composer (1916–2011), followed by Bruce Babbitt.
Where is the surname Babbitt most common?: Wikidata records people named Babbitt in the United States.
How do you pronounce Babbitt?: Babbitt is /ˈbæbɪt/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Babbitt getting more or less common?: More common. 5,300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,320 in 2010, up 0.4%.