Find out how popular the last name Baig is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Baig.

Baig, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Baig surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Baig in America

Baig is the 9496th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Baig surname appeared 3,423 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Baig.

We can also compare 2010 data for Baig to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Baig

The surname "BAIG" has its origins in the Persian language and is found predominantly among certain Muslim communities in South Asia. It is believed to have originated in Iran and was brought to the Indian subcontinent by various Persian-speaking invaders and migrants over the centuries.

The name "BAIG" is derived from the Persian word "Baig" or "Beg," which was an honorific title used to refer to nobles, princes, and high-ranking officials in the medieval Persian and Turkic empires. It is akin to the English word "lord" or "master." The suffix "-zada" was often added to form surnames, indicating descent from a person of noble or distinguished lineage.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname "BAIG" can be traced back to the 13th century, when the Delhi Sultanate, a Persian-influenced Muslim dynasty, ruled over parts of the Indian subcontinent. Several historical figures with this surname are mentioned in Persian and Arabic manuscripts from that era.

One notable individual was Ghazi Malik Baig, a military commander and nobleman who served under the Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khalji in the late 13th century. Another was Amir Baig Khan, a powerful governor and military leader during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar in the 16th century.

In the 18th century, Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula Baig, the ruler of the province of Awadh (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India), was a prominent figure who bore the surname "BAIG." He is known for his patronage of arts, architecture, and culture.

During the Mughal period, the surname "BAIG" was also associated with several notable poets and scholars, such as Mirza Abdul Qadir Bedil Baig (1644-1720), a renowned Persian poet from India, and Shaikh Farid Baig (1648-1718), a Sufi scholar and mystic from present-day Pakistan.

In more recent times, Khan Bahadur Sir Fateh Ali Baig (1860-1935), an Indian civil servant and diplomat, and Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan Baig (1893-1985), a Pakistani jurist and diplomat who served as the President of the United Nations General Assembly, were both distinguished individuals with the surname "BAIG."

Overall, the surname "BAIG" has a rich historical legacy, reflecting the cultural and linguistic influences of Persian and Turkic civilizations on the Indian subcontinent over several centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Baig

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Baig.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Baig was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Baig has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Baig was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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