The Alex surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 4,314 people carried this name — #7,142 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,500 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 484 people named Alex.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 39 départements, most often Loire.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
39 people named Alex live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
24 people named Alex have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 66 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Alex.
- Alesi 788 · U.S. census
- Alessandra 309 · U.S. census
- Alessandri 232 · U.S. census
- Alessandrini 518 · U.S. census
- Alessi 3,334 · U.S. census
- Alessio 901 · U.S. census
- Alexander 193,443 · U.S. census
- Alexandre 2,843 · U.S. census
- Alexanian 384 · U.S. census
- Alexis 4,991 · U.S. census
- Alfano 4,588 · U.S. census
- Alfaro 24,108 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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