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

Bayas, 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 Bayas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bayas in America

Bayas is the 61123rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bayas surname appeared 329 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 Bayas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bayas 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 Bayas

The surname BAYAS is believed to have originated in the Basque region of Spain and France, specifically in the area around the town of Baigorri, where the name was derived from the Basque word "bai" meaning "yes" or "affirmative." The name likely emerged in the late Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the BAYAS surname can be found in a document from the year 1408, which mentions a certain Pedro de Bayas, a landowner in the village of Legazpia, located in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa. This suggests that the name had already been established in the region by the early 15th century.

In the 16th century, records indicate that a family bearing the BAYAS name had settled in the town of Oñati, also in Gipuzkoa. One notable member of this family was Juan de Bayas, a successful merchant who lived from 1525 to 1598. He is mentioned in several historical documents related to trade activities in the region.

The BAYAS surname later spread beyond the Basque Country, with some bearers migrating to other parts of Spain and the Spanish colonies in the Americas. In the 17th century, a Francisco de Bayas is recorded as having been a conquistador who participated in the conquest of Chile.

In the 19th century, a prominent figure with the BAYAS surname was José María Bayas, a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Cortes Generales (the Spanish parliament) from 1843 to 1854. He was born in 1798 in the town of Tolosa, Gipuzkoa, and died in 1868.

Another notable individual with the BAYAS name was Ignacio Bayas, a Basque writer and journalist who lived from 1857 to 1935. He was a prolific author and contributed significantly to the preservation and promotion of Basque language and culture during his lifetime.

While the BAYAS surname is most commonly associated with its Basque origins, there have been instances of the name appearing in other regions, possibly due to migration or variations in spelling. However, the majority of historical records and prominent individuals bearing this surname can be traced back to the Basque Country in northern Spain and southwestern France.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bayas

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

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

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