Explore the Family Name Baik

The meaning of Baik

Korean: variant of Paek. Some characteristic forenames: Korean Young, Seung, Hyung, Sung, Ok, Soo, Chan, In Sang, Chang Ho, Choong, Chul Kyu, Chun, Chang, Nam, Chul, Eun Hee, Sang Hoon, Seoung, Byung, Eun Young, Hae Jung, Hee Sook, Hyong, In Soo.

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

The surname Baik saw a modest increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, Baik was ranked 24,598 and it slightly fell to 24,822 in 2010, with a change of -0.91%. However, the count of individuals with the surname rose from 952 in 2000 to 1,003 in 2010, marking an increase of 5.36%. Despite this rise, the proportion of people with the surname Baik per 100k declined by 2.86%, from 0.35 in 2000 to 0.34 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,598	#24,822	-0.91%
Count	952	1,003	5.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.34	-2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Baik

A look at the ethnic identity distribution of the surname Baik in the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the overwhelming majority identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, accounting for more than 93% in both 2000 and 2010 with a negligible decrease of 0.07%. The representation of individuals who identify with two or more races saw a notable increase of 12.07%, albeit from a small base of 1.16% in 2000 to 1.30% in 2010. Whites represented around 4.5% of the Baik surname population, seeing a slight decrease of 5.07%. The Hispanic ethnicity made an appearance in 2010, accounting for 0.60% of the Baik surname population, while there were no Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native representations in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	93.59%	93.52%	-0.07%
White	4.73%	4.49%	-5.07%
Two or More Races	1.16%	1.3%	12.07%
Hispanic	0%	0.6%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%