Explore the Family Name Baab

The meaning of Baab

German: 1. from a variant of Babo ‘father’, a name derived from baby talk (like English Papa). 2. from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Badubrecht, related to Old Saxon beada ‘battle’ + berht ‘bright’.

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How common is the last name Baab in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Baab has slightly decreased over a decade. In 2000, the surname was ranked 48,877th in popularity, but by 2010, it had fallen to 52,619th, representing a 7.66% decrease. The number of individuals with this surname also marginally declined from 405 in 2000 to 394 in 2010, a decrease of 2.72%. Additionally, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people dropped by 13.33%, from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,877	#52,619	-7.66%
Count	405	394	-2.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Baab

When it comes to ethnic identity, the census data shows that a majority of people bearing the surname Baab identify as White. This group made up 96.30% in 2000 and slightly declined to 94.92% in 2010, showing a minor decrease of 1.43%. However, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities, accounting for 2.03% in 2010, which was not recorded in the 2000 census. It's important to note some categories like Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either zero or their data was suppressed (S) for privacy reasons in both 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.3%	94.92%	-1.43%
Two or More Races	0%	2.03%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.23%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%