How common is the surname Baz?

568 people in the United States had the surname Baz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 543,566 Americans. It ranked 38,850th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Baz?

In the 2010 Census, 42% of people named Baz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Baz?

Shane Baz, baseball player (1999-).

Where is the surname Baz most common?

Wikidata records people named Baz in the United States.

Is the surname Baz getting more or less common?

More common. 419 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 568 in 2010, up 36%.

Is Baz also a first name?

Yes. Baz 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 Baz

A Persian surname, carried by 568 people in the United States.

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). Baz is more common than 76.1% of them.

Origin

Persian origin

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Persian باز (bâz, “falcon”). * Borrowed from Spanish Baz.

One of 28 Persian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 568 people named Baz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 543,566 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 419.

#38,850

rank among US surnames

568

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+35.6%

change since 2000 (was #47,575)

Who is named Baz

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

42% of people named Baz identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 18% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 32%
Asian and Pacific Islander 18%
Two or more races 6.3%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bazs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Shane Baz
Baseball player (1999-)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Bazza

Surnames that sound like Baz

Baz has the Soundex code B200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B200.

Other Persian surnames

All 28 Persian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Baz come from?: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Persian باز (bâz, “falcon”). * Borrowed from Spanish Baz.
How common is the surname Baz?: 568 people in the United States had the surname Baz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 543,566 Americans. It ranked 38,850th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Baz?: In the 2010 Census, 42% of people named Baz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Baz?: Shane Baz, baseball player (1999-).
Where is the surname Baz most common?: Wikidata records people named Baz in the United States.
Is the surname Baz getting more or less common?: More common. 419 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 568 in 2010, up 36%.
What are other spellings of Baz?: Bazza.
Is Baz also a first name?: Yes. Baz 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.