How common is the surname Lex?

1,049 people in the United States had the surname Lex in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 294,324 Americans. It ranked 24,031st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lex?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Lex identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Lex getting more or less common?

More common. 1,006 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,049 in 2010, up 4.3%.

Is Lex also a first name?

Yes. Lex 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.

The surname Lex

A surname, carried by 1,049 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lex is more common than 85.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,049 people named Lex in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 294,324 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,006.

#24,031

rank among US surnames

1,049

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #23,530)

Who is named Lex

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Lex identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or more races 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Lex?: 1,049 people in the United States had the surname Lex in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 294,324 Americans. It ranked 24,031st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lex?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Lex identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Lex getting more or less common?: More common. 1,006 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,049 in 2010, up 4.3%.
Is Lex also a first name?: Yes. Lex 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.