How common is the surname Alcorn?

7,884 people in the United States had the surname Alcorn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,161 Americans. It ranked 4,498th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Alcorn?

Leelah Alcorn, American transgender girl (1997–2014), followed by Allan Alcorn.

Where is the surname Alcorn most common?

Wikidata records people named Alcorn in the United States.

Is the surname Alcorn getting more or less common?

More common. 7,716 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,884 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Alcorn

A surname, carried by 7,884 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A426

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alcorn is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,884 people named Alcorn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,161 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,716.

#4,498

rank among US surnames

7,884

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,247)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,492	Roller	7,894	39,111
#4,495	Macleod	7,886	39,151
#4,496	Meister	7,885	39,156
#4,498	Garman	7,884	39,161
#4,500	Sanches	7,883	39,166

Who is named Alcorn

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

85% of people named Alcorn identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Alcorns

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Allcorn

Surnames that sound like Alcorn

Alcorn has the Soundex code A426, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A426.

Questions

How common is the surname Alcorn?: 7,884 people in the United States had the surname Alcorn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,161 Americans. It ranked 4,498th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Alcorn?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Alcorn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Alcorn?: Leelah Alcorn, American transgender girl (1997–2014), followed by Allan Alcorn.
Where is the surname Alcorn most common?: Wikidata records people named Alcorn in the United States.
Is the surname Alcorn getting more or less common?: More common. 7,716 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,884 in 2010, up 2.2%.
What are other spellings of Alcorn?: Allcorn.