The Alexander surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 193,443 people carried this name — #111 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,390 people counted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
239 people named Alexander live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 211 people named Alexander.
Most of them — 121 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 107 people named Alexander live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
47 people named Alexander have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 182 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.
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 Alexander.
- 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
- Alex 4,314 · 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
- Alfieri 2,053 · U.S. census
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