# Bae (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bae/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Korean.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Korean |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,203 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,606 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 49,774 people |
| Change since 2000 | +54% (4,040 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /beɪ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 배 (bae).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bae in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 95% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bae in South Korea.

## People named Bae

- Kenneth Bae, American missionary held as prisoner in North Korea

## Similar surnames

Bay, Bah, Bai, Bao, Ba, Bau, Bahe, Bui, Bowie, Bowe, Buie, Bey.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.