How common is the surname Bainter?

1,392 people in the United States had the surname Bainter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 221,800 Americans. It ranked 19,416th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bainter?

Fay Bainter, American actress (1893–1968).

Where is the surname Bainter most common?

Wikidata records people named Bainter in the United States.

Is the surname Bainter getting more or less common?

More common. 1,321 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,392 in 2010, up 5.4%.

The surname Bainter

A surname, carried by 1,392 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B536

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bainter is more common than 88% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,392 people named Bainter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 221,800 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,321.

#19,416

rank among US surnames

1,392

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+5.4%

change since 2000 (was #19,059)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,416	Jeanjacques	1,392	221,800
#19,425	Akram	1,391	221,959

Who is named Bainter

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

95% of people named Bainter identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as two or more races and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bainters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fay Bainter
American actress (1893–1968)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bainter

Bainter has the Soundex code B536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B536.

Questions

How common is the surname Bainter?: 1,392 people in the United States had the surname Bainter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 221,800 Americans. It ranked 19,416th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bainter?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bainter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Bainter?: Fay Bainter, American actress (1893–1968).
Where is the surname Bainter most common?: Wikidata records people named Bainter in the United States.
Is the surname Bainter getting more or less common?: More common. 1,321 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,392 in 2010, up 5.4%.