Alcaraz meaning | Last name Alcaraz origin

Following is the meaning of Alcaraz surname. Family name Alcaraz is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Alcaraz
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Argentina
Meaning: Name of several towns and villages of Spain. The word could come from the Arabic al karaz (= cherry).

Alcaraz is used as a family name or surname in Argentina languages. Alcaraz has 7 characters long in length.

Alcaraz is common in Argentina country(ies).

Alcaraz is ranked 4466 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Alcarazies grew by 44.45964 per cent to 11616 since 2000 and ranked 3098 after elevating 972 spots. The last name was found in around 39 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 92.77 91.52
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
3.37 3.25
White 3.19 4.12
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.23 0.22
Others 0.22 0.52
Black 0.21 0.37

How popular is Alcaraz?

Alcaraz is quite popular family name mostly used in Mexico while Paraguay is ahead in terms of density. Around 121698 people have been found who wears Alcaraz as their family name. Alcaraz is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,005 Cayman Islands7
9,053 Senegal5
46,707 New Zealand5
7,113 Costa Rica5
720,003 Russia4
7,619 Ecuador3
14,054 China3
1,169 New Caledonia2
723,167 Indonesia2
6,353 Panama2
10,284 Kuwait2
34,572 Israel2
3,478 Haiti2
2,401 Honduras2
13,552 Qatar2
30,360 Thailand1
14,618 Guyana1
1,704,541 India1
6,820 Angola1
9,116 Nicaragua1
28,746 Algeria1
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Comments :Colette Legere Alcaraz is a Catalan name of Arabic origin, al karaz derivative of the word which means cherry it is originally an arborist become surname nickname.

Celebrities having Alcaraz surname

Felipe Alcaraz, Spanish politician and writer, has been deputy in the Andalusian Parliament, secretary general of the PCA, deputy in the Congress of the Deputies
Lucas Alcaraz Football manager
Alonzo Alcaraz Screenwriter
Antolín Alcaraz Soccer player
J. P. Alcaraz Basketball Player
Antolín Alcaraz Soccer player
Blás Alcaraz Actor
Evangelina Alcaraz Antolín Alcaraz's wife
Felipe Alcaraz Politician
Lucas Alcaraz Football manager
Marco Alcaraz Actor
  • Baby Alcaraz portrayed the minor character of N in 1970 musical movie For Once in My Life.
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