# Alcorn (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,884 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,498 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 39,161 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.2% (7,716 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Allcorn |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Alcorn 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Alcorn in the United States.

## People named Alcorn

- Leelah Alcorn, American transgender girl (1997–2014)
- Allan Alcorn, American electrical engineer and computer scientist (born 1948)
- James L. Alcorn, American politician (1816–1894)
- Gary Alcorn, basketball player (1936–2006)
- Susan Alcorn, American composer, improvisor, and pedal steel guitarist (1953–2025)

## Similar surnames

Alcaraz, 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.