How common is the last name Alexander?

197,734 people in the United States have the last name Alexander, about 1 in 1,512. It ranks #120 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ALEXANDER

#120

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
197,734
About
1 in 1,512
This common or more
18.2%
Who bears it

Of the 197,734 people with the last name Alexander, 55.2% reported their origin as White, 33.3% as Black and 5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Alexander

#118 Jordan · 200,984#119 Simmons · 199,853#121 Patterson · 197,137#122 Hamilton · 194,450

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Alexander, most common first.

#6,417 Alexandre · 5,094#43,886 Alexandra · 529#94,341 Alexandru · 208

Also a first name

As a first name, Alexander ranks #74 of 53,615, with 556,757 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1993, with 20,708 births. See Alexander as a first name

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