How common is the surname Bayes?

2,019 people in the United States had the surname Bayes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,920 Americans. It ranked 14,713th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bayes?

Gilbert Bayes, British artist (1872–1953).

Where is the surname Bayes most common?

Wikidata records people named Bayes in the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Bayes?

Bayes is /beɪz/, one syllable.

Is the surname Bayes getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,099 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,019 in 2010, down 3.8%.

The surname Bayes

A surname, carried by 2,019 people in the United States.

Pronounced /beɪz/ 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). Bayes is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,019 people named Bayes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 152,920 Americans. That is down 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,099.

#14,713

rank among US surnames

2,019

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-3.8%

change since 2000 (was #13,319)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,704	Grout	2,022	152,693
#14,706	Westby	2,021	152,769
#14,712	Selig	2,020	152,844
#14,713	Aispuro	2,019	152,920

Who is named Bayes

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

88% of people named Bayes identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bayess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gilbert Bayes
British artist (1872–1953)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bayes

Bayes 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 Bayes?: 2,019 people in the United States had the surname Bayes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,920 Americans. It ranked 14,713th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bayes?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Bayes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bayes?: Gilbert Bayes, British artist (1872–1953).
Where is the surname Bayes most common?: Wikidata records people named Bayes in the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Bayes?: Bayes is /beɪz/, one syllable.
Is the surname Bayes getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,099 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,019 in 2010, down 3.8%.