How common is the surname Bash?

3,364 people in the United States had the surname Bash in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,779 Americans. It ranked 9,646th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bash?

Dana Bash, American journalist (born 1971).

Where is the surname Bash most common?

Wikidata records people named Bash in the United States.

Is the surname Bash getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,526 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,364 in 2010, down 4.6%.

The surname Bash

A surname, carried by 3,364 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bash is more common than 94.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,364 people named Bash in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 91,779 Americans. That is down 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,526.

#9,646

rank among US surnames

3,364

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

-4.6%

change since 2000 (was #8,593)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,638	Xavier	3,367	91,698
#9,642	Wilken	3,366	91,725
#9,643	Azar	3,365	91,752
#9,646	Bash	3,364	91,779
#9,648	Rode	3,363	91,807
#9,652	Pecoraro	3,362	91,834

Who is named Bash

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

85% of people named Bash identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bashs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dana Bash
American journalist (born 1971)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bash

Bash has the Soundex code B200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B200.

Questions

How common is the surname Bash?: 3,364 people in the United States had the surname Bash in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,779 Americans. It ranked 9,646th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bash?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Bash identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bash?: Dana Bash, American journalist (born 1971).
Where is the surname Bash most common?: Wikidata records people named Bash in the United States.
Is the surname Bash getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,526 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,364 in 2010, down 4.6%.