# Baer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/baer/  
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 German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,587 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,192 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,614 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (16,165 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Baer 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Baer in the United States and the Russian Empire.

## People named Baer

- Karl Ernst von Baer, Baltic German scientist (1792-1876)
- Max Baer, American boxer (1909–1959)
- Buddy Baer, American boxer (1915–1986)
- Robert Baer, American CIA case officer and author
- Jo Baer, American painter (1929–2025)
- Max Baer, Jr., American film and television actor, producer and director
- Parley Baer, American actor (1914-2002)
- William Jacob Baer, American artist (1860-1941)

## Similar surnames

Bauer, Barry, Barr, Bair, Bear, Bahr, Bare, Beer, Baier, Behr, Baur, Barra.

## 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.