How common is the surname Bao?

2,643 people in the United States had the surname Bao in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,816 Americans. It ranked 11,843rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bao?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Bao identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bao?

Michelle Pao, American soccer player.

Where is the surname Bao most common?

Wikidata records people named Bao in the United States.

Is the surname Bao getting more or less common?

More common. 877 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,643 in 2010, up 201%.

The surname Bao

A surname, carried by 2,643 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bao is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,643 people named Bao in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,816 Americans. That is up 201% since 2000, when the Census counted 877.

#11,843

rank among US surnames

2,643

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+201.4%

change since 2000 (was #26,215)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,836	Sethi	2,645	116,728
#11,839	Begin	2,644	116,772
#11,843	Demuth	2,643	116,816
#11,846	Nordin	2,642	116,861

Who is named Bao

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

91% of people named Bao identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.0% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
White (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Baos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michelle Pao
American soccer player, born 1992

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bao

Bao has the Soundex code B000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B000.

Questions

How common is the surname Bao?: 2,643 people in the United States had the surname Bao in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,816 Americans. It ranked 11,843rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bao?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Bao identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bao?: Michelle Pao, American soccer player.
Where is the surname Bao most common?: Wikidata records people named Bao in the United States.
Is the surname Bao getting more or less common?: More common. 877 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,643 in 2010, up 201%.