How common is the surname Bilal?

1,670 people in the United States had the surname Bilal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,878 Americans. It ranked 17,014th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bilal?

In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Bilal identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 23% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Is the surname Bilal getting more or less common?

More common. 1,038 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,670 in 2010, up 61%.

Is Bilal also a first name?

Yes. Bilal 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 Bilal

A surname, carried by 1,670 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B440 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bilal is more common than 89.5% of them.

Origin

From Arabic بِلَال (bilāl), specially Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,670 people named Bilal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 184,878 Americans. That is up 61% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,038.

#17,014

rank among US surnames

1,670

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+60.9%

change since 2000 (was #22,999)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,005	Kebede	1,671	184,767
#17,014	Arocha	1,670	184,878

Who is named Bilal

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

60% of people named Bilal identified as Black (not Hispanic), 23% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 11% as white (not Hispanic).

Black (not Hispanic) 60%
Asian and Pacific Islander 23%
White (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 3.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Bilal come from?: From Arabic بِلَال (bilāl), specially Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ.
How common is the surname Bilal?: 1,670 people in the United States had the surname Bilal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,878 Americans. It ranked 17,014th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bilal?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Bilal identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 23% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Is the surname Bilal getting more or less common?: More common. 1,038 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,670 in 2010, up 61%.
Is Bilal also a first name?: Yes. Bilal 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.