How common is the surname Bahn?

1,221 people in the United States had the surname Bahn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,863 Americans. It ranked 21,413th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bahn?

In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Bahn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Bahn?

Paul Bahn, British archaeologist.

Where is the surname Bahn most common?

Wikidata records people named Bahn in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Bahn getting more or less common?

More common. 1,184 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,221 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Bahn

A surname, carried by 1,221 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bahn is more common than 86.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,221 people named Bahn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 252,863 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,184.

#21,413

rank among US surnames

1,221

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #20,754)

Who is named Bahn

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

82% of people named Bahn identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Asian and Pacific Islander 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bahns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Bahn
British archaeologist, born 1953

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bahn

Bahn has the Soundex code B500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B500.

Questions

How common is the surname Bahn?: 1,221 people in the United States had the surname Bahn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,863 Americans. It ranked 21,413th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bahn?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Bahn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Bahn?: Paul Bahn, British archaeologist.
Where is the surname Bahn most common?: Wikidata records people named Bahn in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Bahn getting more or less common?: More common. 1,184 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,221 in 2010, up 3.1%.