# Alejandro (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/alejandro/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,770 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,563 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 39,736 people |
| Change since 2000 | +33% (5,847 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˌæləˈhɑndɹoʊ/, 4 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Alejandro, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros, literally “defender of man”), an epithet of the goddess Hera. Doublet of Alexander.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Alejandro in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.8% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 84% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 9.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Alejandro in the United States.

## People named Alejandro

- Kevin Alejandro, American actor and film director

## Similar surnames

Alejandre, Alexander, Alexandre, Allison, Alcantar, Alcantara, Alcon, Alison.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.