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    The surname Alcon

    A Spanish surname, carried by 978 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A425

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alcon is more common than 84.4% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    * (surname): From Spanish Alcón * (given name): From Latin Alcon, from Ancient Greek Ἄλκων (Álkōn)

    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 978 people named Alcon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 315,691 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 929.

    #25,314
    rank among US surnames
    978
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.3%
    change since 2000 (was #25,060)

    Who is named Alcon

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    67% of people named Alcon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 23% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 67%
    • White (not Hispanic) 23%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 6.4%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Alcons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alfredo Alcón
      Argentine theatre and film actor (1930–2014)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Alcon

    Alcon has the Soundex code A425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A425.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Alcon come from?
    * (surname): From Spanish Alcón * (given name): From Latin Alcon, from Ancient Greek Ἄλκων (Álkōn)
    How common is the surname Alcon?
    978 people in the United States had the surname Alcon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 315,691 Americans. It ranked 25,314th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Alcon?
    In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Alcon identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 23% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Alcon?
    Alfredo Alcón, Argentine theatre and film actor (1930–2014).
    Where is the surname Alcon most common?
    Wikidata records people named Alcon in Argentina.
    Is the surname Alcon getting more or less common?
    More common. 929 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 978 in 2010, up 5.3%.
    Is Alcon also a first name?
    Yes. Alcon is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.