How common is the surname Baley?

1,343 people in the United States had the surname Baley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 229,892 Americans. It ranked 19,966th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Baley?

Héctor Baley, Argentinian footballer.

Where is the surname Baley most common?

Wikidata records people named Baley in Argentina.

Is the surname Baley getting more or less common?

More common. 1,130 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,343 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Baley

A surname, carried by 1,343 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). Baley is more common than 87.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,343 people named Baley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 229,892 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,130.

#19,966

rank among US surnames

1,343

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+18.8%

change since 2000 (was #21,540)

Who is named Baley

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

81% of people named Baley identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.5%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Baleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Héctor Baley
Argentinian footballer, born 1950

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Baley

Baley 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 Baley?: 1,343 people in the United States had the surname Baley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 229,892 Americans. It ranked 19,966th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Baley?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Baley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Baley?: Héctor Baley, Argentinian footballer.
Where is the surname Baley most common?: Wikidata records people named Baley in Argentina.
Is the surname Baley getting more or less common?: More common. 1,130 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,343 in 2010, up 19%.