How common is the surname Baptist?

1,875 people in the United States had the surname Baptist in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,664 Americans. It ranked 15,595th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Baptist getting more or less common?

More common. 1,801 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,875 in 2010, up 4.1%.

Is Baptist also a first name?

Yes. Baptist is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Baptist

A surname, carried by 1,875 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B132 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Baptist is more common than 90.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,875 people named Baptist in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 164,664 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,801.

#15,595

rank among US surnames

1,875

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #15,037)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,589	Blass	1,876	164,577
#15,595	Puffer	1,875	164,664
#15,600	Canez	1,874	164,752

Who is named Baptist

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

50% of people named Baptist identified as Black (not Hispanic), 38% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 50%
White (not Hispanic) 38%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.5%
Two or more races 3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Baptist

Baptist has the Soundex code B132, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B132.

Questions

How common is the surname Baptist?: 1,875 people in the United States had the surname Baptist in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 164,664 Americans. It ranked 15,595th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Baptist?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Baptist identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 38% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Baptist getting more or less common?: More common. 1,801 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,875 in 2010, up 4.1%.
Is Baptist also a first name?: Yes. Baptist is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.