How common is the surname Alcott?

1,522 people in the United States had the surname Alcott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 202,855 Americans. It ranked 18,253rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Alcott?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Alcott identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Alcott?

Louisa May Alcott, American novelist (1832–1888), followed by Amos Bronson Alcott.

Where is the surname Alcott most common?

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

Is the surname Alcott getting more or less common?

More common. 1,440 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,522 in 2010, up 5.7%.

The surname Alcott

A surname, carried by 1,522 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A423

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alcott is more common than 88.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,522 people named Alcott in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 202,855 Americans. That is up 5.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,440.

#18,253

rank among US surnames

1,522

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+5.7%

change since 2000 (was #17,911)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,246	Waltrip	1,523	202,722
#18,253	Berberich	1,522	202,855
#18,262	Raybon	1,521	202,989

Who is named Alcott

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

89% of people named Alcott identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
American Indian and Alaska Native 4.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Alcotts

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1956
Dylan Alcott
Australian athlete in wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis, born 1990
Jack Alcott
Actor, born 1999
William Alcott
American physician and author (1798-1859)
Todd Alcott
American screenwriter, playwright, actor, and director, born 1961
Abby May
American activist and social worker (1800–1877)

Notable Alcotts come mostly from the United States (8), the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Alcott?: 1,522 people in the United States had the surname Alcott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 202,855 Americans. It ranked 18,253rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Alcott?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Alcott identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Alcott?: Louisa May Alcott, American novelist (1832–1888), followed by Amos Bronson Alcott.
Where is the surname Alcott most common?: Wikidata records people named Alcott in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
Is the surname Alcott getting more or less common?: More common. 1,440 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,522 in 2010, up 5.7%.