How common is the surname Bayliss?

2,168 people in the United States had the surname Bayliss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,410 Americans. It ranked 13,926th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bayliss?

Troy Bayliss, Australian motorcycle racer, followed by Lachlan Bayliss.

Where is the surname Bayliss most common?

Wikidata records people named Bayliss in Australia.

How do you pronounce Bayliss?

Bayliss is /ˈbeɪlɪs/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Bayliss getting more or less common?

More common. 2,098 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,168 in 2010, up 3.3%.

What are other spellings of Bayliss?

Bailes, Bayles, Baylies, Baylis and Bayless.

The surname Bayliss

A French surname, carried by 2,168 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbeɪlɪs/ 2 syllables Soundex B420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bayliss is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

French origin

From Old French bailis, inflection of bailif (“bailiff, officer in a court of law”).

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 2,168 people named Bayliss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 142,410 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,098.

#13,926

rank among US surnames

2,168

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,326)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,922	Dula	2,169	142,345
#13,926	Kelliher	2,168	142,410
#13,933	Flippo	2,167	142,476

Who is named Bayliss

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

87% of people named Bayliss identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Baylisss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Troy Bayliss
Australian motorcycle racer, born 1969
Lachlan Bayliss
Australian association footballer, born 2002

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Bayliss

Bayliss has the Soundex code B420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B420.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bayliss come from?: From Old French bailis, inflection of bailif (“bailiff, officer in a court of law”).
How common is the surname Bayliss?: 2,168 people in the United States had the surname Bayliss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 142,410 Americans. It ranked 13,926th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bayliss?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Bayliss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bayliss?: Troy Bayliss, Australian motorcycle racer, followed by Lachlan Bayliss.
Where is the surname Bayliss most common?: Wikidata records people named Bayliss in Australia.
How do you pronounce Bayliss?: Bayliss is /ˈbeɪlɪs/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Bayliss getting more or less common?: More common. 2,098 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,168 in 2010, up 3.3%.
What are other spellings of Bayliss?: Bailes, Bayles, Baylies, Baylis and Bayless.