The Bae surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,203 people carried this name — #5,606 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,600 people counted. That is up 54% from 4,040 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Bae surname
Borrowed from Korean 배 (bae).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Bae» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 89 people named Bae live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Bae.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
24 people named Bae live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Bae in American newspapers,
1867–1871.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 315,496 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Bae,
with a public archive behind them.
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Bae Jung-son d. 1271 · military leader
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Bae Hyeon-gyeong d. 936
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Bae Hyeon-gyeong d. 936
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Bae Hyeon-gyeong d. 936
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Bae Geuk-ryeom 1325–1392 · military personnel
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Bae Geuk-ryeom 1325–1392 · military personnel
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bae.
When the index is not enough
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