# Alcott (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/alcott/  
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) | 1,522 |
| US rank (2010) | 18,253 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 202,855 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.7% (1,440 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Alcott 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Alcott in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Alcott

- Louisa May Alcott, American novelist (1832–1888)
- Amos Bronson Alcott, American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer (1799-1888)
- John Alcott, British cinematographer (1930-1986)
- Abigail May Alcott Nieriker, American artist (1840-1879)
- Amy Alcott, American golfer
- Dylan Alcott, Australian athlete in wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis
- Jack Alcott, actor
- William Alcott, American physician and author (1798-1859)
- Todd Alcott, American screenwriter, playwright, actor, and director
- Abby May, American activist and social worker (1800–1877)

## Similar surnames

Alston, Allgood, Alligood, Alzate, Ahlstrom, Alizadeh.

## 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.