Bails
surname · English · Latin script
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
Bails is a surname, most frequently recorded in the United States. It appears chiefly in English and French, written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: Main GB Location (1881): scattered. see Bales .
- USUnited States1 in 643K◐
- AUAustralia1 in 606K
- FRFrance1 in 639K
carrying the name, one hue, darker where it is more common. Hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin●
Main GB Location (1881): scattered. see Bales .
Sources 1
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world●
| Country | Share of this name | |
|---|---|---|
| US United States | 4,125 | 74% |
| FR France | 437 | 8% |
| AR Argentina | 250 | 4% |
| GB United Kingdom | 142 | 3% |
| AU Australia | 110 | 2% |
≈5,064 recorded bearers across the countries shown (a sample of the full distribution).
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table. How that works.
Languages●
- English4.6K82%
- French4698%
- Spanish3797%
- German231%
- Welsh231%
Show as table
| Name | Records | Note |
|---|---|---|
| English | 4,567 | 82% |
| French | 469 | 8% |
| Spanish | 379 | 7% |
| German | 23 | 1% |
| Welsh | 23 | 1% |
Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.
Over time●
Show as table
| Year | records |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 12 |
| 1901 | 19 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1921 | 13 |
| 1931 | 13 |
| 1941 | 11 |
| 1951 | 16 |
| 1961 | 17 |
| 1971 | 10 |
| 1981 | 19 |
| 1991 | 17 |
FR INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) — 11 years between 1891–1991. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.
Notable people with this name●
- Benito Bailsb. 1730ESSpanish mathematician and architect (1730–1797)
- Jerry Bailsb. 1933USPopular culturist (1933-2006)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence●
Attested in 11 sources across 5 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 529 | #43,886 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 509 | #40,465 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 284 | #69,170 |
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national) | — | 29 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 19 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 19 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 17 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 17 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 16 | — |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 13 | #105,312 |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 13 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 13 | — |
Reference works 3
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- jeantosti.com — Dictionnaire des noms de famille de France et d'ailleurs (Jean Tosti)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-09-03 data build · 18 rows in the corpus for this spelling.
Frequently asked questions
- How common is the name Bails?
- Our records include 5,064 bearers of Bails across 5 countries — a sample of the full distribution.
- In which country does Bails have the most bearers?
- Bails is most frequently recorded in the United States.
- What does the name Bails mean?
- Recorded meaning: Main GB Location (1881): scattered. see Bales .
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Bails”. Data snapshot 2026-08-31.