Explore the Family Name Baize

The meaning of Baize

1. Altered form of English Boaz. 2. French: variant of Bèze, a habitational name from a place in Burgundy taking its name from the river of the same name.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Baize experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 'Baize' was ranked 15,524th in terms of popularity and this rank dropped to 16,707th in 2010, indicating a decline of about 7.62%. Moreover, the count of individuals bearing the surname decreased from 1,730 in 2000 to 1,713 in 2010, marking a marginal reduction of around 0.98%. The proportion of persons with the Baize surname per 100,000 people also dipped by approximately 9.38%, from 0.64 to 0.58.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,524	#16,707	-7.62%
Count	1,730	1,713	-0.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.64	0.58	-9.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Baize

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting trends for the surname Baize between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander and Black individuals with this surname saw a decrease of about 17.19% and 8.78%, respectively. On the other hand, those identifying as Two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native witnessed a rise, with the former seeing a significant increase of 234.67% and the latter a substantial growth of 51.43%. Moreover, there was a small uptick of 11.76% in the Hispanic group. However, White individuals, who formed the largest group, experienced a minor drop of 1.95%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.45%	89.67%	-1.95%
Black	4.1%	3.74%	-8.78%
Hispanic	2.72%	3.04%	11.76%
Two or More Races	0.75%	2.51%	234.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.64%	0.53%	-17.19%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.35%	0.53%	51.43%