How Many People Have the Last Name Baker?
people had the surname Baker in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 703 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+6,235 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Baker (79.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 14.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Baker ranks #28. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 82.1% to 79.8%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Baker grew from 413,351 people in 2000 to 419,586 in 2010 (up 1.5%), and its rank fell from #38 to #44. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 153.23 to 142.24 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 413,351 | 419,586 |
| Rank | #38 | #44 |
| Per 100,000 people | 153.23 | 142.24 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Baker
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Baker: B260
👤 Baker as a First Name
Baker is a first name too: about 8,592 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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