How common is the surname Alonso?

30,389 people in the United States had the surname Alonso in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,160 Americans. It ranked 1,155th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Alonso?

Daniella Alonso, American actress, followed by Norberto Alonso.

Where is the surname Alonso most common?

Wikidata records people named Alonso in Argentina and the United States.

Is the surname Alonso getting more or less common?

More common. 20,802 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,389 in 2010, up 46%.

Is Alonso also a first name?

Yes. Alonso 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.

The surname Alonso

A Spanish surname, carried by 30,389 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex A452 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alonso is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

A surname from Spanish.

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 30,389 people named Alonso in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 10,160 Americans. That is up 46% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,802.

#1,155

rank among US surnames

30,389

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+46.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,581)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,147	Muniz	30,695	10,058
#1,148	Alston	30,693	10,059
#1,149	Maloney	30,671	10,066
#1,150	Childers	30,570	10,100
#1,151	McDermott	30,528	10,114
#1,152	Moser	30,483	10,128
#1,153	Vogel	30,470	10,133

Who is named Alonso

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

92% of people named Alonso identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.8% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
White (not Hispanic) 6.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
Two or more races 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Alonsos

14 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Daniella Alonso
American actress, born 1978
Norberto Alonso
Argentine association football player, born 1953
Laz Alonso
American actor, born 1974
Lisandro Alonso
Argentinan film director and screenwriter (born 1975)
Clara Alonso
Argentine actress, born 1990
Alejandro Alonso
Argentine footballer, born 1982
Pete Alonso
American baseball player (born 1994)
William Alonso
Argentine-American economist, 1933–1999
Agostina Alonso
Argentine field hockey player (born 1995)
Victoria Alonso
Argentine film producer, born 1965
Salvador Alonso
Argentine chess player, born 1974
Axel Alonso
American comic book creator, born 1901

Notable Alonsos come mostly from Argentina (8) and the United States (6).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Alonso

Alonso has the Soundex code A452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A452.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Alonso come from?: Alonso is Spanish in origin.
How common is the surname Alonso?: 30,389 people in the United States had the surname Alonso in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 10,160 Americans. It ranked 1,155th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Alonso?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Alonso identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Alonso?: Daniella Alonso, American actress, followed by Norberto Alonso.
Where is the surname Alonso most common?: Wikidata records people named Alonso in Argentina and the United States.
Is the surname Alonso getting more or less common?: More common. 20,802 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 30,389 in 2010, up 46%.
Is Alonso also a first name?: Yes. Alonso 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.