How Many People Have the Last Name Alger?
people had the surname Alger in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 46,729 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
+259 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Alger (92.7%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Alger ranks #4,205. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Alger grew from 6,047 people in 2000 to 6,306 in 2010 (up 4.3%), and its rank fell from #5,299 to #5,516. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.24 to 2.14 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 6,047 | 6,306 |
| Rank | #5,299 | #5,516 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.24 | 2.14 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Alger
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Alger: A426
👤 Alger as a First Name
Alger is a first name too: about 199 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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