# Baig (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Turkish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,423 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,496 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 90,197 people |
| Change since 2000 | +52% (2,259 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an Islamic surname (Indian subcontinent), from Turkish beg, an older form of bey. Compare Bey, Beg. * As a Scottish surname, variant of Begg. * As a Catalan surname, from baig (“bay auburn”), a variant of bai (“bay (color)”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Baig 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) | 7.7% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 85% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Baig in Pakistan.

## People named Baig

- Samina Baig, Athlete / Mountaineer

## Similar surnames

Baik, Baugh, Baggs, Baize, Beck, Bush, Bass, Buck, Baez, Beach, Boggs, Baca.

## 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.