The surname Alarcon
A Spanish surname, carried by 18,805 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex A462
Origin
Spanish origin
Anglicization of Spanish Alarcón
One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 18,805 people named Alarcon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,418 Americans. That is up 47% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,821.
Who is named Alarcon
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
91% of people named Alarcon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
- White (not Hispanic) 5.4%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 2.6%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
- Two or more races 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Alarcons
1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Francisco X. AlarcónAmerican poet and faculty at the University of California, Davis (1954-2016)
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Alarcon come from?
- Anglicization of Spanish Alarcón
- How common is the surname Alarcon?
- 18,805 people in the United States had the surname Alarcon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,418 Americans. It ranked 1,917th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Alarcon?
- In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Alarcon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.4% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Alarcon?
- Francisco X. Alarcón, American poet and faculty at the University of California, Davis (1954-2016).
- Where is the surname Alarcon most common?
- Wikidata records people named Alarcon in the United States.
- Is the surname Alarcon getting more or less common?
- More common. 12,821 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,805 in 2010, up 47%.