# Felix (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 40,165 |
| US rank (2010) | 863 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,687 people |
| Change since 2000 | +27% (31,631 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Felix 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) | 18% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 66% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Felix in the United States, Brazil, Angola and Austria.

## People named Felix

- Allyson Felix, American track and field athlete
- Felipe Félix, Brazilian association football player
- Julie Felix, American musician (1938–2020)
- Ray Felix, American basketball player (1930–1991)
- Madalena Felix, Angolan basketball player (born 1989)
- Carrick Felix, American basketball player (born 1990)
- Hugo Felix, Austrian composer (1866–1934)

## Similar surnames

Feliz, Felice, Falk, Faulk, Fleck, Fellows, Flick, Falls, Flagg, Flack, Folk, Falco.

## 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.