How common is the surname Baily?

2,615 people in the United States had the surname Baily in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,067 Americans. It ranked 11,954th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Baily?

Francis Baily, British astronomer, followed by Kirk Baily.

Where is the surname Baily most common?

Wikidata records people named Baily in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.

Is the surname Baily getting more or less common?

More common. 2,544 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,615 in 2010, up 2.8%.

The surname Baily

A surname, carried by 2,615 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). Baily is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,615 people named Baily in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,067 Americans. That is up 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,544.

#11,954

rank among US surnames

2,615

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.8%

change since 2000 (was #11,371)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,946	Polly	2,617	117,977
#11,952	Botkin	2,616	118,022
#11,954	McMullan	2,615	118,067
#11,957	Schillinger	2,614	118,112
#11,960	Abernethy	2,613	118,157

Who is named Baily

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

75% of people named Baily identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bailys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Francis Baily
British astronomer, 1774–1844
Kirk Baily
American actor (1963–2022)

Notable Bailys come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Baily

Baily 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 Baily?: 2,615 people in the United States had the surname Baily in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,067 Americans. It ranked 11,954th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Baily?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Baily identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Baily?: Francis Baily, British astronomer, followed by Kirk Baily.
Where is the surname Baily most common?: Wikidata records people named Baily in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.
Is the surname Baily getting more or less common?: More common. 2,544 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,615 in 2010, up 2.8%.