Alexander Name Meaning: This surname is taken from the personal name 'Alexander', & is classical 'Greek' for 'Alexandros'.This most likely meant 'repulser of men' i.e 'enemy',a defender of 'mankind'.
The name was very popular in the middle ages mainly due to a well known conqueror 'Alexander the great'.
Discover how your Alexander ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 30 |
| Buckinghamshire | 27 |
| Berkshire | 259 |
| Cambridgeshire | 50 |
| Channel Islands | 54 |
| Cheshire | 120 |
| Cornwall | 12 |
| Cumberland | 28 |
| Derbyshire | 71 |
| Devon | 111 |
| Dorset | 32 |
| Durham | 495 |
| Essex | 639 |
| Gloucestershire | 214 |
| Hampshire | 730 |
| Herefordshire | 13 |
| Hertfordshire | 98 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 357 |
| Lancashire | 1,173 |
| Leicestershire | 96 |
| Lincolnshire | 111 |
| London | 2,630 |
| Middlesex | 588 |
| Northumberland | 618 |
| Norfolk | 406 |
| Northamptonshire | 41 |
| Nottinghamshire | 98 |
| Oxfordshire | 81 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 30 |
| Suffolk | 348 |
| Somerset | 143 |
| Surrey | 640 |
| Sussex | 175 |
| Staffordshire | 195 |
| Warwickshire | 260 |
| Westmorland | 29 |
| Wiltshire | 347 |
| Worcestershire | 107 |
| Yorkshire | 586 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 7 |
| Denbighshire | 11 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 372 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 80 |
| Pembrokeshire | 11 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,261 |
| Private Means | 174 |
| Farm Labourer | 89 |
| General Labourer | 83 |
| Clerk | 68 |
| Dressmaker | 67 |
| Scholar | 55 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 53 |
| Labourer | 50 |
| None | 47 |
| At School | 43 |
| House Painter | 41 |
| Farmer | 41 |
| Domestic Servant | 40 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 38 |
| Laundress | 36 |
| No Occupation | 34 |
| At Home | 31 |
| Errand Boy | 30 |
| Shop Assistant | 30 |
| Bricklayer | 26 |
| Cook (domestic) | 26 |
| House Keeper | 26 |
| Nil | 25 |
| Carpenter | 24 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Alexander | 4,301 |
| Mary Alexander | 3,477 |
| John Alexander | 3,055 |
| Elizabeth Alexander | 2,464 |
| James Alexander | 2,256 |
| George Alexander | 2,254 |
| Sarah Alexander | 1,701 |
| Thomas Alexander | 1,594 |
| Henry Alexander | 1,272 |
| Charles Alexander | 1,245 |
| Jane Alexander | 1,239 |
| Robert Alexander | 1,229 |
| Ann Alexander | 1,056 |
| Joseph Alexander | 883 |
| Alice Alexander | 855 |
| Margaret Alexander | 831 |
| Annie Alexander | 798 |
| Ellen Alexander | 795 |
| Eliza Alexander | 787 |
| Emma Alexander | 777 |
| Edward Alexander | 744 |
| Frederick Alexander | 689 |
| Alfred Alexander | 658 |
| Emily Alexander | 617 |
| Arthur Alexander | 573 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander | 100% | 63,500 |
| 2 | Alexandra | 78% | 764 |
| 3 | Alexandre | 78% | 558 |
| 4 | Allexander | 90% | 396 |
| 5 | Alaxander | 89% | 129 |
The surname Alexander is the most popular version of all its varients