How Many People Have the Last Name Bay?
people had the surname Bay in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 46,512 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+4 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Bay (83%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 5.3%, are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Bay ranks #4,174. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 85.5% to 83%, and the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 3.2% to 5.3%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Bay grew from 6,346 people in 2000 to 6,350 in 2010 (up 0.1%), and its rank fell from #5,071 to #5,477. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.35 to 2.15 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 6,346 | 6,350 |
| Rank | #5,071 | #5,477 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.35 | 2.15 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Bay
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Bay: B000
👤 Bay as a First Name
Bay is a first name too: about 703 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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