How common is the surname Rex?

5,758 people in the United States had the surname Rex in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,620 Americans. It ranked 5,975th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rex?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Rex identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

Who is the most famous person named Rex?

Laurenz Rex, Belgian cyclist, followed by Oscar Rex.

Where is the surname Rex most common?

Wikidata records people named Rex in Belgium and Austria.

Is the surname Rex getting more or less common?

More common. 5,437 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,758 in 2010, up 5.9%.

Is Rex also a first name?

Yes. Rex 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 Rex

A surname, carried by 5,758 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R200 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). Rex is more common than 96.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,758 people named Rex in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,620 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,437.

#5,975

rank among US surnames

5,758

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,824)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,966	Hui	5,769	53,518
#5,967	Olmedo	5,768	53,527
#5,968	Balderrama	5,766	53,546
#5,970	Iqbal	5,764	53,564
#5,971	Wilk	5,763	53,574
#5,973	Sigmon	5,760	53,602
#5,974	Capers	5,759	53,611

Who is named Rex

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

91% of people named Rex identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rexs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Laurenz Rex
Belgian cyclist, born 1999
Oscar Rex
Austrian painter (1857-1929)

Notable Rexs come mostly from Belgium (1) and Austria (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Rex?: 5,758 people in the United States had the surname Rex in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,620 Americans. It ranked 5,975th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rex?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Rex identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Rex?: Laurenz Rex, Belgian cyclist, followed by Oscar Rex.
Where is the surname Rex most common?: Wikidata records people named Rex in Belgium and Austria.
Is the surname Rex getting more or less common?: More common. 5,437 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,758 in 2010, up 5.9%.
Is Rex also a first name?: Yes. Rex 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.