ALEXANDER is ranked as the 108th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 224,842.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 70.52 people named ALEXANDER for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a last name 57% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named ALEXANDER is
228,452, the rank is 111
and the proportion per 100k Americans named ALEXANDER is 71.71.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
ALEXANDER is
60.9% White,
2.2% Hispanic origin,
33.2% Black,
0.9% Asian or Pacific Islander,
2.1% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name ALEXANDER have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name ALEXANDER is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ALEXANDER
The state with the most people named
ALEXANDER is
Texas where
25,476 people have this name.
Mississippi is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named ALEXANDER, as
152.31 in every 100,000
Mississippians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Mississippi is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Wisconsin
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name ALEXANDER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
7,728
60
99.9%
Indiana
5,660
85.79
99.9%
Iowa
1,287
41.42
99.7%
Kansas
2,391
82.33
99.8%
Michigan
6,759
68.2
100.0%
Minnesota
1,769
32.42
99.8%
Missouri
4,560
152.31
99.8%
Nebraska
894
47.49
99.6%
North Dakota
257
34.8
98.3%
Ohio
8,576
73.96
99.9%
South Dakota
407
47.68
99.3%
Wisconsin
1,759
30.56
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name ALEXANDER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
462
62.7
99.2%
Arizona
4,154
61.71
99.9%
California
20,241
52.16
99.9%
Colorado
3,296
61.53
99.9%
Hawaii
704
49.62
99.6%
Idaho
765
46.81
99.4%
Montana
533
52.11
99.5%
Nevada
1,394
49.1
99.7%
New Mexico
1,202
57.62
99.5%
Oregon
2,718
68.46
99.9%
Utah
1,151
39.12
99.2%
Washington
4,323
61.22
99.9%
Wyoming
429
73.43
99.4%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name ALEXANDER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,960
54.5
99.8%
Maine
978
73.52
99.3%
Massachusetts
3,223
47.78
99.8%
New Hampshire
448
33.8
98.8%
New Jersey
5,337
59.71
99.9%
New York
9,696
49.1
99.9%
Pennsylvania
6,377
49.87
99.9%
Rhode Island
392
37.14
99.0%
Vermont
596
95.1
99.7%
South States
State stats for the first name ALEXANDER
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have ALEXANDER as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named ALEXANDER.
The most popular full name is James ALEXANDER.
1.99% of all the people named ALEXANDER
have this given name.
There are 5922 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ALEXANDER