Explore the Family Name Alexie

The meaning of Alexie

1. Probably an Americanized form of French Alexis. It is common in LA and among Native Americans in AK. 2. Romanian: from the personal name Alexie, from Greek Alexis.

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

The surname Alexie has seen a rise in popularity over the years according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked 42,830 in terms of popularity but jumped to a higher rank of 35,812 by 2010. This represents a 16.39% increase. The count of people with the surname Alexie also rose from 476 in 2000 to 627 in 2010, marking a significant growth of 31.72%. The proportion per 100,000 individuals also showed an upward trend, moving from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010, suggesting that the surname became more common.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,830	#35,812	16.39%
Count	476	627	31.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.21	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alexie

When it comes to the ethnic identity of individuals carrying the Alexie surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. A majority fall under the American Indian and Alaskan Native category, increasing from 71.01% in 2000 to 74.64% in 2010. People identifying as White decreased from 23.74% in 2000 to 20.41% in 2010. The percentage of those identified as being of two or more races also dropped from 3.99% to 3.51%. Notably, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. However, the Hispanic representation increased from 0% in 2000 to 0.80% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
American Indian and Alaskan Native	71.01%	74.64%	5.11%
White	23.74%	20.41%	-14.03%
Two or More Races	3.99%	3.51%	-12.03%
Hispanic	0%	0.8%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%