How common is the surname Baptiste?

8,915 people in the United States had the surname Baptiste in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,632 Americans. It ranked 3,983rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Baptiste?

Hailey Baptiste, American tennis player (born 2001), followed by Kirk Baptiste.

Where is the surname Baptiste most common?

Wikidata records people named Baptiste in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Baptiste getting more or less common?

More common. 7,353 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,915 in 2010, up 21%.

Is Baptiste also a first name?

Yes. Baptiste 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 Baptiste

A French patronymic surname, carried by 8,915 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). Baptiste is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

French origin

Patronymic surname, borrowed from French Baptiste. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.

Baptiste is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,915 people named Baptiste in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,632 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,353.

#3,983

rank among US surnames

8,915

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+21.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,448)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,974	Dunne	8,941	34,531
#3,975	Keeling	8,938	34,543
#3,976	Teal	8,937	34,547
#3,977	Hamblin	8,936	34,551
#3,978	Greiner	8,935	34,555
#3,979	To	8,934	34,558
#3,981	Yun	8,933	34,562

Who is named Baptiste

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

74% of people named Baptiste identified as Black (not Hispanic), 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 74%
White (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.3%
Two or more races 3.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Baptistes

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hailey Baptiste
American tennis player (born 2001)
Kirk Baptiste
Athletics competitor (1963–2022)
Kirby Howell-Baptiste
British actress, born 1987
Phil Phillips
American musician (1926-2020)

Notable Baptistes come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Baptiste

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

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Baptiste come from?: Patronymic surname, borrowed from French Baptiste. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.
How common is the surname Baptiste?: 8,915 people in the United States had the surname Baptiste in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,632 Americans. It ranked 3,983rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Baptiste?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Baptiste identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Baptiste?: Hailey Baptiste, American tennis player (born 2001), followed by Kirk Baptiste.
Where is the surname Baptiste most common?: Wikidata records people named Baptiste in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Baptiste?: Baptiste is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Baptiste getting more or less common?: More common. 7,353 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,915 in 2010, up 21%.
Is Baptiste also a first name?: Yes. Baptiste 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.