How common is the surname Bing?

4,076 people in the United States had the surname Bing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,747 Americans. It ranked 8,133rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bing?

Dave Bing, American basketball player and politician (born 1943), followed by Herman Bing.

Where is the surname Bing most common?

Wikidata records people named Bing in the United States and Austria.

Is the surname Bing getting more or less common?

More common. 3,882 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,076 in 2010, up 5.0%.

Is Bing also a first name?

Yes. Bing 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 Bing

A surname, carried by 4,076 people in the United States.

Pronounced /bɪŋ/ 1 syllable Soundex B520 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). Bing is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

A surname from Old English of Old English origin and unknown meaning.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,076 people named Bing in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 75,747 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,882.

#8,133

rank among US surnames

4,076

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #7,911)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,128	Anson	4,079	75,691
#8,130	Shuck	4,078	75,710
#8,131	Armentrout	4,077	75,729
#8,133	Rennie	4,076	75,747

Who is named Bing

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

46% of people named Bing identified as white (not Hispanic), 43% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 46%
Black (not Hispanic) 43%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.5%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bings

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dave Bing
American basketball player and politician (born 1943)
Herman Bing
1930s-1940's character actor
Rudolf Bing
Austrian-American opera impresario (1902-1997)

Notable Bings come mostly from the United States (2) and Austria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Bing

Bing has the Soundex code B520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B520.

Questions

How common is the surname Bing?: 4,076 people in the United States had the surname Bing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,747 Americans. It ranked 8,133rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bing?: In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Bing identified as white (not Hispanic), and 43% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bing?: Dave Bing, American basketball player and politician (born 1943), followed by Herman Bing.
Where is the surname Bing most common?: Wikidata records people named Bing in the United States and Austria.
How do you pronounce Bing?: Bing is /bɪŋ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Bing getting more or less common?: More common. 3,882 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,076 in 2010, up 5.0%.
Is Bing also a first name?: Yes. Bing 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.