Are you looking for a list of last names beginning with “X”?
We’ve used the 2000 and 2010 U.S. Census to compile the 29 surnames that start with the letter X and have at least one hundred bearers of the name.
We’ll also show you the total number of bearers for the name in each census.
Famous People With X Surnames
Here is an assorted collection of famous people with a family name starting with X.
| Famous Person | Occupation | Best Known For |
| Jeffery Xiong | American Chess Master | Became a Grand Master at 14 |
| Xue Xinran | Chinese Writer | The Good Women Of China |
| Tony Xia | Chinese Businessman | Owns Aston Villa, an English soccer team |
| Xerxes | King of Persia | Failed to invade Greece |
| St. Francis Xavier | Spanish Saint | Missionary work |
Most Popular Last Names Starting With X
Only two names starting with X had over ten thousand bearers in the 2010 census:
- Xiong
- Xu
Xiong is the most common name with about thirty-seven thousand bearers in the 2010 U.S. census.
The origins are Chinese. The meaning derives from the word for a bear.
Xu is the next most common name. It is also written in English as Hsu or Tsiu.
The meaning derives from the state of Xu in the Chinese Bronze Age.
All Last Names Starting With X (Over 100 Bearers)
This section gives you the full list of twenty-nine names with over one hundred residents in the United States in 2000 and 2010.
From Xa to Xanthos
Xander and Xanders are both shortened versions of Alexander. That means the names are of Greek origin.
The names translate to “defender of men”. They were conferred on leaders and warriors.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Xa | 154 | 179 |
| Xander | 336 | 384 |
| Xanders | 236 | 218 |
| Xanthopoulos | 136 | 128 |
| Xanthos | 186 | 201 |
From Xa to Xavier
The name Xavier is found in Spain, France, and Portugal.
It grew in popularity in the Middle Ages due to the influence of Saint Francis Xavier.
Francis Xavier was a Jesuit missionary in the early 1500s who was a member of a wealthy family. Francis grew up in Northern Spain in the family castle called Xavier.
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Xavier | 2,268 | 3,367 |
| Xayachack | 132 | 138 |
| Xayarath | 192 | 238 |
| Xayasane | 102 | 122 |
| Xayavong | 476 | 599 |
From Xaysana to Ximinez
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Xaysana | 110 | 108 |
| Xenakis | 428 | 462 |
| Xenos | 443 | 455 |
| Xi | 495 | 963 |
| Xia | 1,847 | 3,693 |
| Xian | 282 | 583 |
| Xiang | 642 | 1,430 |
| Xiao | 2,768 | 6,123 |
| Xie | 4,812 | 9,716 |
| Ximenez | 311 | 401 |
From Xin to Xuereb
| Last Name | 2000 Census | 2010 Census |
| Xin | 478 | 948 |
| 698 | 1,240 | |
| Xiong | 26,336 | 37,499 |
| Xique | 206 | 489 |
| Xiques | 288 | 314 |
| Xu | 12,228 | 25,622 |
| Xuan | 177 | 445 |
| Xue | 1,447 | 3,248 |
| Xuereb | 203 | 245 |
New X Surnames Appearing In The 2010 Census
We looked at X surnames that showed up in the 2010 census but weren’t in the 2000 census report.
The published U.S. census lists only have last names with at least one hundred bearers. So, there may have been a handful of families with these names in 2000, but they were far and few between!
However, the numbers tipped over one hundred people in 2010. Here you go:
| New Names | 2010 Census |
| Xang | 107 |
| Xayadeth | 110 |
| Xec | 134 |
| Xelhua | 227 |
| Xelo | 124 |
| Xerri | 117 |
| Xicohtencatl | 120 |
| Xicotencatl | 168 |
| Xiloj | 271 |
| Ximines | 103 |
| New Names | 2010 Census |
| Xiquin | 111 |
| Xiu | 169 |
| Xochicale | 164 |
| Xochihua | 129 |
| Xochimitl | 144 |
| Xochipa | 106 |
| Xolo | 116 |
| Xum | 108 |
| Xuncax | 115 |
I explained the origins of Xu in an earlier section. There is a spelling variant of Xiu appearing here.
You can also see that there are two spelling variants of Xicotencatl. This name is of Mexican origin.
There was a prince of that name who fought the Spanish during the conquest of Mexico.
The name is from the Nahuatl language. It literally means “someone from the bumblebee edge place”.
What About Disappearing Names?
We have an article on last names that are going extinct in America.
We looked at names that appeared in the 2000 census list but weren’t in the 2010 census list. In other words, the number of people had fallen below one hundred.
There weren’t any examples of last names starting with X.
