The Bails surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 284 people carried this name — #69,170 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is down 44% from 509 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 68 people named Bails.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Pyrénées-Orientales.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 29 people named Bails 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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.
Who carried it
People named Bails,
with a public archive behind them.
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Benito Bails 1730–1797 · architect -
Jerry Bails 1933–2006 · archivist
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Derrick Bails 1987– · basketball player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bails.
- Baillargeon 1,966 · U.S. census
- Baillie 1,659 · U.S. census
- Baillif 102 · U.S. census
- Bailly 664 · U.S. census
- Bailo 116 · U.S. census
- Bailon 3,702 · U.S. census
- Bain 17,371 · U.S. census
- Baire 239 · U.S. census
- Bais 375 · U.S. census
- Baise 458 · U.S. census
- Baize 1,713 · U.S. census
- Baj 260 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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