The surname Alcaraz
A Spanish surname, carried by 11,616 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈæl.kəˌɹæz/ 3 syllables Soundex A426
Origin
Spanish origin
From Spanish Alcaraz, from Arabic الكرز (al-Karaz), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + كرز (karaz, “cherry”).
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 11,616 people named Alcaraz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,579 Americans. That is up 45% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,041.
Who is named Alcaraz
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
93% of people named Alcaraz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 3.2% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 3.4%
- White (not Hispanic) 3.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
- Two or more races 0.2%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Alcaraz has the Soundex code A426, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A426.
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Questions
- Where does the surname Alcaraz come from?
- From Spanish Alcaraz, from Arabic الكرز (al-Karaz), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + كرز (karaz, “cherry”).
- How common is the surname Alcaraz?
- 11,616 people in the United States had the surname Alcaraz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,579 Americans. It ranked 3,098th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Alcaraz?
- In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Alcaraz identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- How do you pronounce Alcaraz?
- Alcaraz is /ˈæl.kəˌɹæz/, 3 syllables.
- Is the surname Alcaraz getting more or less common?
- More common. 8,041 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,616 in 2010, up 45%.