How common is the surname Bias?

6,518 people in the United States had the surname Bias in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,368 Americans. It ranked 5,339th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bias?

Len Bias, American basketball player (1963–1986).

Where is the surname Bias most common?

Wikidata records people named Bias in the United States.

Is the surname Bias getting more or less common?

More common. 5,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,518 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Bias

A surname, carried by 6,518 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bias is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,518 people named Bias in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,368 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,615.

#5,339

rank among US surnames

6,518

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

+16.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,670)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,335	Corn	6,528	47,296
#5,337	Sorto	6,523	47,332
#5,338	Buell	6,522	47,339
#5,339	Bias	6,518	47,368
#5,340	Emanuel	6,517	47,375

Who is named Bias

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

51% of people named Bias identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 13% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 51%
Black (not Hispanic) 30%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13%
Two or more races 3.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Biass

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Len Bias
American basketball player (1963–1986)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bias

Bias 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 Bias?: 6,518 people in the United States had the surname Bias in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,368 Americans. It ranked 5,339th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bias?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Bias identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bias?: Len Bias, American basketball player (1963–1986).
Where is the surname Bias most common?: Wikidata records people named Bias in the United States.
Is the surname Bias getting more or less common?: More common. 5,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,518 in 2010, up 16%.