The Alexis surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,915 people carried this name — #5,070 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,700 people counted. That is up 39% from 4,991 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,375 people named Alexis.
67 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 82 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 93 people named Alexis 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 Namur.
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 the Nordic population registers
127 people named Alexis is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Alexis in American newspapers,
1909–1914.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 77,898 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Alexis,
with a public archive behind them.
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Willibald Alexis 1798–1871 · writer -
Paul Alexis 1847–1901 · writer -
Guillaume Alexis 1425–1486 · writer
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Balthazar Alexis 1786–1872 · engraver
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Charles Alexis 1875–1920 · official
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Joseph Emanuel Alexander Alexis 1885–1969 · university teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Alexis.
- Alessi 3,372 · U.S. census
- Alessio 911 · U.S. census
- Alex 5,476 · U.S. census
- Alexander 204,621 · U.S. census
- Alexandre 4,675 · U.S. census
- Alexanian 402 · U.S. census
- Alfano 4,724 · U.S. census
- Alfaro 35,725 · U.S. census
- Alfieri 2,092 · U.S. census
- Alfonsi 371 · U.S. census
- Alfonso 12,246 · U.S. census
- Alfred 6,490 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Alexis is.
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