Explore the Family Name Alzate

The meaning of Alzate

Basque: Castilianized form of a topographic name composed of altz ‘alder’ + ate ‘port, harbor’, or of a habitational name from Altzate, a place in Navarre. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Luis, Mario, Angel, Fabio, Ruben, Carlos, Diego, Fernando, Gustavo, Jaime, Jorge.

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How common is the last name Alzate in the United States?

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Alzate increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Alzate was ranked as the 17,660th most popular surname, but it moved up to 16,087th in 2010, reflecting a change of 8.91 percent. The number of people with this surname also increased over this period, from 1,465 in 2000 to 1,800 in 2010, representing a rise of 22.87 percent. The proportion of people with the surname Alzate per 100k population also saw an uptick of 12.96 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,660	#16,087	8.91%
Count	1,465	1,800	22.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.61	12.96%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alzate

The ethnicity table from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts in ethnic identity associated with the surname Alzate between 2000 and 2010. People identifying as Hispanic made up the majority, with 89.97 percent in 2000 and increasing slightly to 91.5 percent in 2010. Reflecting a decrease of 24.84 percent, the proportion of individuals identifying as White went down from 6.28 percent in 2000 to 4.72 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose by 15.04 percent. The data for those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either suppressed for privacy or experienced no change.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	89.97%	91.5%	1.7%
White	6.28%	4.72%	-24.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.46%	2.83%	15.04%
Black	0%	0.44%	0%
Two or More Races	0.75%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%