# Alcazar (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/alcazar/  
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) | 4,219 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,847 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 73,180 people |
| Change since 2000 | +39% (3,042 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˌælkəˈzɑɹ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish Alcázar, from alcázar, from Arabic اَلْقَصْر (al-qaṣr, “the castle”), itself from Latin castrum (“castle”). Cognate with castle.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Alcazar 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) | 4.9% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 90% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 4.0% |

## Similar surnames

Alexis, Alcocer, Alejos, Allshouse, Alcock, Ahlquist.

## 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.