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LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS

Alexander

Alexander is the 120th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 197,734 people carried it — about 66.2 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Alexander are White.

WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White55.2%
Black33.3%
Multiracial5.0%
Hispanic4.3%
Asian American1.6%
Native American0.7%

Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.

RANK OVER TIME
1990
#96
211,403
2000
#111
193,443
2010
#118
204,621
2020
#120
197,734
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