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

Baire, 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 Baire surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Baire in America

Baire is the 79598th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Baire surname appeared 239 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Baire.

We can also compare 2010 data for Baire 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 Baire

The surname Baire originates from France and is believed to have derived from the French word "baire", which means "from Bari" or "of Bari". The name is thought to have emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 11th or 12th century.

Baire is considered to be a locational surname, suggesting that the earliest bearers of this name hailed from the town or region of Bari, located in the southern Italian region of Apulia. It is possible that the surname was initially adopted by individuals who migrated from Bari to France during the Crusades or other medieval conflicts.

One of the earliest recorded references to the Baire surname can be found in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Aubin d'Angers, a medieval cartulary from the 12th century. This document contains several mentions of individuals bearing the name Baire or similar variations, such as Bairius or Bairia.

In the 13th century, a notable figure named Pierre Baire was recorded as a prominent merchant and landowner in the city of Lyon, France. His descendants continued to carry the Baire name throughout the following centuries.

During the 16th century, a man named Jacques Baire (c. 1530-1592) gained recognition as a talented poet and playwright in Paris. His works, including several comedies and tragedies, were widely acclaimed during his lifetime.

Another notable Baire was Jean-Baptiste Baire (1692-1766), a French mathematician and astronomer. He made significant contributions to the fields of calculus and celestial mechanics and was elected to the prestigious Académie Royale des Sciences in 1730.

In the 19th century, René-Louis Baire (1835-1898) was a respected French linguist and philologist. He authored numerous works on the history and development of various languages, including Latin and Greek.

Throughout its history, the Baire surname has also been associated with various place names and locations, such as Baire-le-Châtel, a commune in the Essonne department of northern France, and Baire-Vieille, a commune in the Yonne department of Burgundy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Baire

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

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 Baire 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 Baire 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 Baire was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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