The surname Iskander
An Arabic surname, carried by 799 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ɪˈskæn.dəɹ/ 3 syllables Soundex I253
Origin
Arabic origin
Borrowed from Arabic الإسْكَنْدَر (al-ʔiskandar, “Alexander”). This surname is mostly found among Copts in Egypt. Doublet of Alexander
One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 799 people named Iskander in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 386,415 Americans. That is up 51% since 2000, when the Census counted 530.
#29,528
rank among US surnames
799
people in 2010
0.3
per 100,000 Americans
+50.8%
change since 2000 (was #39,111)
Who is named Iskander
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
91% of people named Iskander identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as two or more races and 2.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- White (not Hispanic) 91%
- Two or more races 3.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 2.6%
- Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
Other Arabic surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Iskander come from?
- Borrowed from Arabic الإسْكَنْدَر (al-ʔiskandar, “Alexander”). This surname is mostly found among Copts in Egypt. Doublet of Alexander
- How common is the surname Iskander?
- 799 people in the United States had the surname Iskander in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 386,415 Americans. It ranked 29,528th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Iskander?
- In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Iskander identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as two or more races.
- How do you pronounce Iskander?
- Iskander is /ɪˈskæn.dəɹ/, 3 syllables.
- Is the surname Iskander getting more or less common?
- More common. 530 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 799 in 2010, up 51%.
- Is Iskander also a first name?
- Yes. Iskander is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.