How common is the surname Bai?

3,148 people in the United States had the surname Bai in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,077 Americans. It ranked 10,237th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bai?

Bai Jie, Association footballer, followed by Hsuan Hua.

Where is the surname Bai most common?

Wikidata records people named Bai in the People's Republic of China and Republic of China.

Is the surname Bai getting more or less common?

More common. 1,640 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,148 in 2010, up 92%.

The surname Bai

A surname, carried by 3,148 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bai is more common than 93.7% of them.

Origin

From Chinese 白 (Bái). Doublet of Bach (Vietnamese surname).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,148 people named Bai in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,077 Americans. That is up 92% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,640.

#10,237

rank among US surnames

3,148

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+92%

change since 2000 (was #16,202)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,232	Lukens	3,151	97,983
#10,233	Edington	3,150	98,014
#10,234	Livermore	3,149	98,046
#10,237	Gruver	3,148	98,077
#10,243	Tillett	3,147	98,108
#10,245	Killeen	3,146	98,139

Who is named Bai

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

91% of people named Bai identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
White (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

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

Famous Bais

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bai Jie
Association footballer, born 1972
Hsuan Hua
American Buddhist monk (1918-1995)

Notable Bais come mostly from the People's Republic of China (1) and Republic of China (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bai

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

Questions

Where does the surname Bai come from?: From Chinese 白 (Bái). Doublet of Bach (Vietnamese surname).
How common is the surname Bai?: 3,148 people in the United States had the surname Bai in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,077 Americans. It ranked 10,237th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bai?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Bai identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bai?: Bai Jie, Association footballer, followed by Hsuan Hua.
Where is the surname Bai most common?: Wikidata records people named Bai in the People's Republic of China and Republic of China.
Is the surname Bai getting more or less common?: More common. 1,640 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,148 in 2010, up 92%.