How common is the surname Bayard?

1,556 people in the United States had the surname Bayard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,423 Americans. It ranked 17,958th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bayard?

Thomas F. Bayard, American lawyer, politician and diplomat (1828–1898), followed by Richard H. Bayard.

Where is the surname Bayard most common?

Wikidata records people named Bayard in the United States.

How do you pronounce Bayard?

Bayard is /ˈbeɪ.ɚd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Bayard getting more or less common?

More common. 1,486 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,556 in 2010, up 4.7%.

Is Bayard also a first name?

Yes. Bayard 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 Bayard

A French surname, carried by 1,556 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbeɪ.ɚd/ 2 syllables Soundex B630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bayard is more common than 88.9% of them.

Origin

French origin

A surname from Old French.

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 1,556 people named Bayard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 198,423 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,486.

#17,958

rank among US surnames

1,556

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #17,483)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,951	Tee	1,557	198,295
#17,958	Allbright	1,556	198,423

Who is named Bayard

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

68% of people named Bayard identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 3.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bayards

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thomas F. Bayard
American lawyer, politician and diplomat (1828–1898)
Richard H. Bayard
American judge (1796-1868)
James A. Bayard
American politician (1767-1815)
James A. Bayard Jr.
American politician (1799-1880)
Thomas F. Bayard Jr.
American politician (1868-1942)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bayard

Bayard has the Soundex code B630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B630.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bayard come from?: Bayard is French in origin.
How common is the surname Bayard?: 1,556 people in the United States had the surname Bayard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,423 Americans. It ranked 17,958th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bayard?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Bayard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bayard?: Thomas F. Bayard, American lawyer, politician and diplomat (1828–1898), followed by Richard H. Bayard.
Where is the surname Bayard most common?: Wikidata records people named Bayard in the United States.
How do you pronounce Bayard?: Bayard is /ˈbeɪ.ɚd/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Bayard getting more or less common?: More common. 1,486 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,556 in 2010, up 4.7%.
Is Bayard also a first name?: Yes. Bayard 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.