Alatorre Surname

26,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Alatorre Surname Definition:

From the Arabic "Alah" - Be it God's will - and the basque "torre" - place of juniper trees with a prothetic T.

During the seven centuries or more of the Spanish Conquest against the Moorish domination, the cry to the battle was either "to the woods" or "to the tower.

Alatorre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico17,0431:7,283837
United States3,4841:104,03511,453
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
China31:455,773,85521,925
France31:22,140,907385,998
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Alatorre (21) may also be a first name.

Alatorre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Arabic "Alah" - Be it God's will - and the basque "torre" - place of juniper trees with a prothetic T.

During the seven centuries or more of the Spanish Conquest against the Moorish domination, the cry to the battle was either "to the woods" or "to the tower."

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Alatorre Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alatorre Come From? nationality or country of origin

Alatorre is most common in Mexico. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alatorre? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 26,146th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 354,211 people. The last name Alatorre is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Alatorre are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Alatorre is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 21 people.

The last name is most frequent in Mexico, where it is held by 17,043 people, or 1 in 7,283. In Mexico Alatorre is mostly concentrated in: Jalisco, where 30 percent are found, Guanajuato, where 8 percent are found and Mexico City, where 8 percent are found. Besides Mexico this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Alatorre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Alatorre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alatorre surname expanded 116,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alatorre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alatorre surname are 0.13999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.09% registered to vote for the political party.

Alatorre earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.4% less than the national average, earning $38,662 USD per year.

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Alatorre Reference & Research

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