The Bailey surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 265,916 people carried this name — #66 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,010 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
135 people named Bailey live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 127 people named Bailey.
Most of them — 87 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
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 Poland’s population register
70 people named Bailey have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 181 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Bailey in American newspapers,
1876–1911.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,546,727 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Bailey,
with a public archive behind them.
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Benjamin Bailey 1791–1871 · translator -
Philip James Bailey 1816–1902 · writer -
Frederick Douglass 1818–1895 · writer -
Liberty Hyde Bailey 1858–1954 · writer -
Joseph Weldon Bailey 1862–1929 · lawyer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 124 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bailey.
- Bahu 119 · U.S. census
- Bai 1,640 · U.S. census
- Baier 4,959 · U.S. census
- Baietto 141 · U.S. census
- Bail 1,155 · U.S. census
- Baile 369 · U.S. census
- Baillargeon 1,936 · U.S. census
- Baillie 1,581 · U.S. census
- Baillif 102 · U.S. census
- Bailly 690 · U.S. census
- Bailo 110 · U.S. census
- Bailon 2,656 · U.S. census
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