How rare is the last name Dexter?

9,351 people in the United States have the last name Dexter, about 1 in 31,964. It ranks #3,691 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

DEXTER

#3,691

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
9,351
About
1 in 31,964
This common or more
55%
Who bears it

Of the 9,351 people with the last name Dexter, 81.3% reported their origin as White, 10% as Black and 3.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Dexter

1 other last name also has 9,351 people.

#3,691 Arana · 9,351

Either side of Dexter

#3,690 Lindstrom · 9,361#3,691 Arana · 9,351#3,693 Huey · 9,349#3,694 Allard · 9,344

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Dexter, most common first.

#138,300 Dester · 125

Also a first name

As a first name, Dexter ranks #1,345 of 53,615, with 26,692 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2012, with 842 births. See Dexter as a first name

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