How common is the surname Bayly?

693 people in the United States had the surname Bayly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 445,520 Americans. It ranked 33,036th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bayly?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Bayly identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bayly?

Lewis Bayly, British bishop, followed by Stephen Bayly.

Where is the surname Bayly most common?

Wikidata records people named Bayly in Australia, Wales and the United States and 1 other country.

Is the surname Bayly getting more or less common?

More common. 685 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 693 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Bayly

A surname, carried by 693 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bayly is more common than 79.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 693 people named Bayly in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 445,520 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 685.

#33,036

rank among US surnames

693

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #31,848)

Who is named Bayly

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

94% of people named Bayly identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Baylys

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lewis Bayly
British bishop, 1565–1631
Stephen Bayly
American film producer, born 1942
Lorraine Bayly
Australian actress, 1937–2026
Cameron Bayly
Australian cyclist, born 1990
Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge
British Earl; (1744-1812)

Notable Baylys come mostly from Australia (2), Wales (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bayly

Bayly has the Soundex code B400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B400.

Questions

How common is the surname Bayly?: 693 people in the United States had the surname Bayly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 445,520 Americans. It ranked 33,036th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bayly?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Bayly identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bayly?: Lewis Bayly, British bishop, followed by Stephen Bayly.
Where is the surname Bayly most common?: Wikidata records people named Bayly in Australia, Wales and the United States and 1 other country.
Is the surname Bayly getting more or less common?: More common. 685 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 693 in 2010, up 1.2%.