How Common Is the Last Name Alexander?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Alexander today

226,561

Ranked #118 of 162,254 published surnames · 69.37 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 204,621 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

58.19%

Black

34.04%

Asian / Pacific Islander

1.24%

Hispanic

3.17%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.