The Felix surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 40,165 people carried this name — #863 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,340 people counted. That is up 27% from 31,631 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 4,342 people named Felix.
262 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 100 départements, most often Paris.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 2,063 people named Felix live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,898 people named Felix live in Switzerland.
They live in 22 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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 567 people named Felix 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 East Flanders.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
102 people named Felix have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 171 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 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.
In the Nordic population registers
137 people named Felix 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).
Who carried it
People named Felix,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charles Felix of Savoy 1765–1831 · king -
Nicholas Felix 1804–1876 · cricketer -
Rachel Félix 1821–1858 · actor -
Jan Wouter Felix 1824–1904 · parson -
Jacques Felix 1570– · bandeirante
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Simon Felix 1583–1656 · preacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Felix.
- Feldmann 2,812 · U.S. census
- Felice 3,333 · U.S. census
- Felici 243 · U.S. census
- Felicien 166 · U.S. census
- Felipe 6,370 · U.S. census
- Feliu 428 · U.S. census
- Fell 6,429 · U.S. census
- Fella 332 · U.S. census
- Feller 7,085 · U.S. census
- Felli 118 · U.S. census
- Fellrath 124 · U.S. census
- Fels 745 · U.S. census
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