How common is the surname Byas?

1,488 people in the United States had the surname Byas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 207,490 Americans. It ranked 18,540th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Byas?

Don Byas, American jazz saxophonist (1912–1972).

Where is the surname Byas most common?

Wikidata records people named Byas in the United States.

Is the surname Byas getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,505 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,488 in 2010, down 1.1%.

The surname Byas

A surname, carried by 1,488 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). Byas is more common than 88.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,488 people named Byas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 207,490 Americans. That is down 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,505.

#18,540

rank among US surnames

1,488

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.1%

change since 2000 (was #17,316)

Who is named Byas

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

66% of people named Byas identified as Black (not Hispanic), 25% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 66%
White (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
Two or more races 4.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Byass

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Don Byas
American jazz saxophonist (1912–1972)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Byas

Byas 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 Byas?: 1,488 people in the United States had the surname Byas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 207,490 Americans. It ranked 18,540th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Byas?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Byas identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 25% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Byas?: Don Byas, American jazz saxophonist (1912–1972).
Where is the surname Byas most common?: Wikidata records people named Byas in the United States.
Is the surname Byas getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,505 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,488 in 2010, down 1.1%.