# Bayes (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bayes/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,019 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,713 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 152,920 people |
| Change since 2000 | -3.8% (2,099 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /beɪz/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bayes in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bayes in the United Kingdom.

## People named Bayes

- Gilbert Bayes, British artist (1872–1953)

## Similar surnames

Boyes, Byas, Bass, Baez, Bays, Baek, Baas, Baze, Baus, Basse, Beck, Bush.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.