# Alcaraz (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/alcaraz/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,616 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,098 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,579 people |
| Change since 2000 | +45% (8,041 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæl.kəˌɹæz/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish Alcaraz, from Arabic الكرز (al-Karaz), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + كرز (karaz, “cherry”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Alcaraz in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 3.2% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 93% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Similar surnames

Alcorn, Alcorta, Alger, Alegria, Alkire, Alegre, Algarin, Aleshire, Ahlgren, Allgeier, Allegra.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.