How Many People Have the Last Name Alexander?
people had the surname Alexander in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,442 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+11,178 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Alexander (58.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 34%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Alexander ranks #81. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 60.9% to 58.2%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Alexander grew from 193,443 people in 2000 to 204,621 in 2010 (up 5.8%), and its rank fell from #111 to #118. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 71.71 to 69.37 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 193,443 | 204,621 |
| Rank | #111 | #118 |
| Per 100,000 people | 71.71 | 69.37 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Alexander
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Alexander: A425
👤 Alexander as a First Name
Alexander is a first name too: about 675,601 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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