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    The surname McAlexander

    A Scottish Gaelic patronymic surname, carried by 1,579 people in the United States.

    5 syllables Soundex M242

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McAlexander is more common than 89.1% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    Partial translation of Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alasdair or Alexander”).

    McAlexander is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,579 people named McAlexander in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 195,532 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,539.

    #17,745
    rank among US surnames
    1,579
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.6%
    change since 2000 (was #17,014)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,745Zacher1,579195,532
    #17,752Deo1,578195,656

    Who is named McAlexander

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

    94% of people named McAlexander identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McAlexander

    McAlexander has the Soundex code M242, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M242.

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McAlexander come from?
    Partial translation of Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alasdair or Alexander”).
    How common is the surname McAlexander?
    1,579 people in the United States had the surname McAlexander in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 195,532 Americans. It ranked 17,745th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McAlexander?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McAlexander identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is McAlexander?
    McAlexander is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McAlexander getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,539 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,579 in 2010, up 2.6%.