How common is the surname Baltimore?

2,165 people in the United States had the surname Baltimore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,608 Americans. It ranked 13,944th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Baltimore?

David Baltimore, American biologist and Nobel laureate.

Where is the surname Baltimore most common?

Wikidata records people named Baltimore in the United States.

Is the surname Baltimore getting more or less common?

More common. 2,025 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,165 in 2010, up 6.9%.

The surname Baltimore

A surname, carried by 2,165 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Baltimore is more common than 91.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,165 people named Baltimore in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 142,608 Americans. That is up 6.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,025.

#13,944

rank among US surnames

2,165

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+6.9%

change since 2000 (was #13,724)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,938	Duplantis	2,166	142,542
#13,944	Trego	2,165	142,608
#13,949	Sherpa	2,164	142,674
#13,953	Kurian	2,163	142,739

Who is named Baltimore

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

62% of people named Baltimore identified as Black (not Hispanic), 32% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 62%
White (not Hispanic) 32%
Two or more races 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Baltimores

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Baltimore
American biologist and Nobel laureate, 1938–2025

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Baltimore

Baldino

Baltimore has the Soundex code B435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B435.

Questions

How common is the surname Baltimore?: 2,165 people in the United States had the surname Baltimore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,608 Americans. It ranked 13,944th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Baltimore?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Baltimore identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 32% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Baltimore?: David Baltimore, American biologist and Nobel laureate.
Where is the surname Baltimore most common?: Wikidata records people named Baltimore in the United States.
Is the surname Baltimore getting more or less common?: More common. 2,025 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,165 in 2010, up 6.9%.