How common is the surname Babcock?

22,016 people in the United States had the surname Babcock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,024 Americans. It ranked 1,638th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Babcock?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Babcock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Babcock?

Barbara Babcock, American actress, followed by Horace W. Babcock.

Where is the surname Babcock most common?

Wikidata records people named Babcock in the United States.

Is the surname Babcock getting more or less common?

More common. 21,769 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,016 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Babcock

An English surname, carried by 22,016 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B122

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Babcock is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

English origin

A pet form of the Middle English personal name Babb.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 22,016 people named Babcock in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,024 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 21,769.

#1,638

rank among US surnames

22,016

people in 2010

7.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,508)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,629	Bunch	22,117	13,960
#1,630	Grimm	22,103	13,968
#1,631	Meade	22,091	13,976
#1,632	Silver	22,052	14,001
#1,633	Ojeda	22,045	14,005
#1,634	Geiger	22,039	14,009
#1,635	Dodge	22,035	14,012

Who is named Babcock

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

94% of people named Babcock identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Babcocks

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Barbara Babcock
American actress, born 1937
Horace W. Babcock
American astronomer (1912–2003)
Harry Babcock
Athletics competitor (1890–1965)
Tim M. Babcock
American politician (1919-2015)
Stephen Moulton Babcock
American chemist (1843–1931)
E. B. Babcock
American geneticist (1877-1954)
Jimmy Van Heusen
American composer (1913-1990)
Christiana Carteaux Bannister
American business entrepreneur, hairdresser, and abolitionist (1819–1902)

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Babcock come from?: A pet form of the Middle English personal name Babb.
How common is the surname Babcock?: 22,016 people in the United States had the surname Babcock in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,024 Americans. It ranked 1,638th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Babcock?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Babcock identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Babcock?: Barbara Babcock, American actress, followed by Horace W. Babcock.
Where is the surname Babcock most common?: Wikidata records people named Babcock in the United States.
Is the surname Babcock getting more or less common?: More common. 21,769 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,016 in 2010, up 1.1%.