The surname Alzate
A Spanish surname, carried by 1,800 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex A423
Origin
Spanish origin
From Basque Alzate, a surname. The meaning of Alzate is not clear. It is thought that Alzate is composed of haltz (“alder tree”) + ate (“door, entrance, pass, gorge”). Some think that the second part, ate, could be a variation of eta (“and, a plurality”). So the meaning of the surname seems to be: [the house] at the entrance of the alder tree place, or [the house] in the gorge of the alder trees, or [the house] in the alder tree place.
One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,800 people named Alzate in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 171,525 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,465.
Who is named Alzate
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
92% of people named Alzate identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
- White (not Hispanic) 4.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 2.8%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Alzate
Alzate has the Soundex code A423, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A423.
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Questions
- Where does the surname Alzate come from?
- From Basque Alzate, a surname. The meaning of Alzate is not clear. It is thought that Alzate is composed of haltz (“alder tree”) + ate (“door, entrance, pass, gorge”). Some think that the second part, ate, could be a variation of eta (“and, a plurality”). So the meaning of the surname seems to be:…
- How common is the surname Alzate?
- 1,800 people in the United States had the surname Alzate in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 171,525 Americans. It ranked 16,087th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Alzate?
- In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Alzate identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.7% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Alzate getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,465 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,800 in 2010, up 23%.