Explore the Family Name Alejandre

The meaning of Alejandre

Spanish: variant of Alejandro. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Francisco, Jesus, Alfonso, Jorge, Juan, Luis, Miguel, Pedro, Salvador, Santiago, Alejandra.

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How common is the last name Alejandre in the United States?

The popularity of the surname Alejandre has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010 according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Alejandre ranked 10,043 in terms of popularity but by 2010 it had jumped to 7,357, reflecting an impressive rise of 26.74%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a notable surge, growing by 52.97% from 2,960 in 2000 to 4,528 in 2010. As such, the proportion of people named Alejandre per 100,000 increased by 40% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,043	#7,357	26.74%
Count	2,960	4,528	52.97%
Proportion per 100k	1.1	1.54	40%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alejandre

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people with the Alejandre surname identify as Hispanic. In both 2000 and 2010, more than 96% of Alejandres identified as Hispanic. There was a small increase in this demographic, rising from 96.11% in 2000 to 96.64% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Alejandres identifying as White saw a slight decrease from 2.77% in 2000 to 2.32% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose marginally from 0.61% to 0.77% across the decade. Data for those identifying as Two or more races was suppressed in 2000, but accounted for 0.13% in 2010. No Alejandres identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	96.11%	96.64%	0.55%
White	2.77%	2.32%	-16.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.61%	0.77%	26.23%
Two or More Races	0%	0.13%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.27%	0%	0%