How common is the surname Baig?

3,423 people in the United States had the surname Baig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,197 Americans. It ranked 9,496th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Baig?

Samina Baig, Athlete / Mountaineer.

Where is the surname Baig most common?

Wikidata records people named Baig in Pakistan.

Is the surname Baig getting more or less common?

More common. 2,259 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,423 in 2010, up 52%.

The surname Baig

A Turkish surname, carried by 3,423 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Baig is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

Turkish origin

* 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)”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,423 people named Baig in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,197 Americans. That is up 52% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,259.

#9,496

rank among US surnames

3,423

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+51.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,573)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,491	Rimmer	3,426	90,118
#9,493	Pickle	3,425	90,145
#9,495	Kettler	3,424	90,171
#9,496	Gaughan	3,423	90,197
#9,501	Beery	3,421	90,250
#9,503	Naugle	3,420	90,276

Who is named Baig

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

85% of people named Baig identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 7.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 85%
White (not Hispanic) 7.7%
Two or more races 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

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

Famous Baigs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Samina Baig
Athlete / Mountaineer, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Baig

Baig has the Soundex code B200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B200.

Questions

Where does the surname Baig come from?: * 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)”).
How common is the surname Baig?: 3,423 people in the United States had the surname Baig in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,197 Americans. It ranked 9,496th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Baig?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Baig identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 7.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Baig?: Samina Baig, Athlete / Mountaineer.
Where is the surname Baig most common?: Wikidata records people named Baig in Pakistan.
Is the surname Baig getting more or less common?: More common. 2,259 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,423 in 2010, up 52%.