Explore the Family Name Alejos

The meaning of Alejos

Spanish: variant of Alejo. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Luis, Carlos, Guadalupe, Roberto, Abelardo, Agustin, Agustina, Alfonso, Alfredo, Ana.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Alejos has increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Alejos was ranked 18,239 in terms of surname prevalence, with a count of 1,405 people bearing this last name. However, by 2010, it had moved up to rank 15,370 with the count rising to 1,908 individuals, demonstrating a significant growth rate of 35.8 percent. The proportion of the surname Alejos per 100,000 people also saw an increase of 25.0 percent, moving from 0.52 to 0.65.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,239	#15,370	15.73%
Count	1,405	1,908	35.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.65	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alejos

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Alejos also experienced changes over the decade as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased slightly from 89.04 percent in 2000 to 91.72 percent in 2010. There was a decrease in the proportions of those who identified as White and Asian/Pacific Islander, with the numbers falling by 23.04 percent and 26.22 percent respectively. The data for those identifying as two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native were suppressed for privacy reasons in 2010. Interestingly, there was a slight rise in the proportion of people with the Alejos surname identifying as Black, increasing by 16.67 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	89.04%	91.72%	3.01%
White	7.9%	6.08%	-23.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.64%	1.21%	-26.22%
Black	0.36%	0.42%	16.67%
Two or More Races	0.5%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.57%	0%	0%