Explore the Family Name Badie

The meaning of Badie

1. Muslim: from a variant of the Arabic personal name Badīʿ, from badīʿ ‘unique’. Al-Badīʿ ‘the Sole Creator’ is an attribute of Allah. 2. French: shortened form of Abadie. 3. French (Badié): Occitan occupational name from medieval Latin baderius ‘janitor’. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Ahmad, Alireza, Amin, Badie, Fuad, Saeid, Shirin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Badie showed a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. It moved up the ranks from 39052 to 38265, marking a 2.02% change. The count of individuals with this surname also grew by 9.04%, from 531 to 579. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,052	#38,265	2.02%
Count	531	579	9.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.2	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Badie

In terms of ethnicity, the Badie surname is predominantly found among individuals identifying as Black, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 70.43% of Badie's were Black, but this percentage decreased slightly to 66.32% by 2010. On the other hand, there was significant growth in the Hispanic and multiracial communities. The percentage of individuals with the Badie surname identifying as Hispanic increased from 1.69% to 2.94%, representing a 73.96% change. Similarly, those identifying as two or more races increased from 4.33% to 6.56%, a 51.50% change. There was a slight increase in the White population from 22.98% to 23.32%. No Badie's identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	70.43%	66.32%	-5.84%
White	22.98%	23.32%	1.48%
Two or More Races	4.33%	6.56%	51.5%
Hispanic	1.69%	2.94%	73.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%