How Many People Have the Last Name Alex?
people had the surname Alex in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 53,763 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,162 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Alex (54.5%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 18.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Alex ranks #4,786. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share rose from 9.3% to 15.8%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 58.9% to 54.5%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Alex grew from 4,314 people in 2000 to 5,476 in 2010 (up 26.9%), and its rank rose from #7,142 to #6,242.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 4,314 | 5,476 |
| Rank | #7,142 | #6,242 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.6 | 1.86 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Alex
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Alex: A420
👤 Alex as a First Name
Alex is a first name too: about 252,896 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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