How common is the surname Baillie?

1,659 people in the United States had the surname Baillie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 186,103 Americans. It ranked 17,104th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Baillie?

Bruce Baillie, American film director (1931-2020).

Where is the surname Baillie most common?

Wikidata records people named Baillie in the United States.

Is the surname Baillie getting more or less common?

More common. 1,581 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,659 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Baillie

A surname, carried by 1,659 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Baillie is more common than 89.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,659 people named Baillie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 186,103 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,581.

#17,104

rank among US surnames

1,659

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #16,673)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,097	DeNicola	1,660	185,991
#17,104	Prioleau	1,659	186,103
#17,111	Ulm	1,658	186,216

Who is named Baillie

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

91% of people named Baillie identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Baillies

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bruce Baillie
American film director (1931-2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Baillie

Baillie has the Soundex code B400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B400.

Questions

How common is the surname Baillie?: 1,659 people in the United States had the surname Baillie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 186,103 Americans. It ranked 17,104th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Baillie?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Baillie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Baillie?: Bruce Baillie, American film director (1931-2020).
Where is the surname Baillie most common?: Wikidata records people named Baillie in the United States.
Is the surname Baillie getting more or less common?: More common. 1,581 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,659 in 2010, up 4.9%.