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    The surname Bae

    A Korean surname, carried by 6,203 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /beɪ/ 1 syllable Soundex B000

    Bae: #5,606 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bae #5,606, 6,203 people Bae: #5,606 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bae #5,606, 6,203 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bae is more common than 96.5% of them.

    Origin

    Korean origin

    Borrowed from Korean 배 (bae).

    One of 42 Korean surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,203 people named Bae in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,774 Americans. That is up 54% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,040.

    #5,606
    rank among US surnames
    6,203
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +53.5%
    change since 2000 (was #7,590)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,598Harbison6,21549,677
    #5,600McSwain6,21349,693
    #5,601Chinn6,21149,709
    #5,602Yip6,20849,733
    #5,603Saravia6,20749,742
    #5,604Gabbard6,20549,758
    #5,605Watanabe6,20449,766

    Who is named Bae

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

    95% of people named Bae identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 95%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Baes

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kenneth Bae
      American missionary held as prisoner in North Korea, born 1968

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bae

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

    Other Korean surnames

    All 42 Korean surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bae come from?
    Borrowed from Korean 배 (bae).
    How common is the surname Bae?
    6,203 people in the United States had the surname Bae in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,774 Americans. It ranked 5,606th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bae?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bae identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Bae?
    Kenneth Bae, American missionary held as prisoner in North Korea.
    Where is the surname Bae most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bae in South Korea.
    How do you pronounce Bae?
    Bae is /beɪ/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Bae getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,040 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,203 in 2010, up 54%.