How common is the surname Bilbo?

1,478 people in the United States had the surname Bilbo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 208,894 Americans. It ranked 18,622nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bilbo?

Theodore G. Bilbo, American politician (1877-1947).

Where is the surname Bilbo most common?

Wikidata records people named Bilbo in the United States.

Is the surname Bilbo getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,488 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,478 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Bilbo

A surname, carried by 1,478 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B410

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bilbo is more common than 88.5% of them.

Origin

A rare surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,478 people named Bilbo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 208,894 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,488.

#18,622

rank among US surnames

1,478

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #17,466)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,614	Hayles	1,479	208,753
#18,622	Soroka	1,478	208,894

Who is named Bilbo

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

68% of people named Bilbo identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bilbos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Theodore G. Bilbo
American politician (1877-1947)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bilbo

Bilbo has the Soundex code B410, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B410.

Questions

How common is the surname Bilbo?: 1,478 people in the United States had the surname Bilbo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 208,894 Americans. It ranked 18,622nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bilbo?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Bilbo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bilbo?: Theodore G. Bilbo, American politician (1877-1947).
Where is the surname Bilbo most common?: Wikidata records people named Bilbo in the United States.
Is the surname Bilbo getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,488 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,478 in 2010, down 0.7%.