Alchorne Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Alchorne Surname Definition:

A manor in the parish of Rotherfield, Sussex, where the family lived in the XIV cent. Some of their descendants, still resident in that parish, have, within a generation or two, corrupted their name to Allcorn.

Alchorne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
England61:9,286,343223,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Alchorne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A manor in the parish of Rotherfield, Sussex, where the family lived in the XIV cent. Some of their descendants, still resident in that parish, have, within a generation or two, corrupted their name to Allcorn.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Alchorne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alchorne has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Alchorne.

How Common Is The Last Name Alchorne? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Alchorne reside; 82 percent reside in South America and 82 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name Alchorne is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 7,645,512. In Brazil Alchorne is most numerous in: Rio de Janeiro, where 93 percent live, Pernambuco, where 4 percent live and São Paulo, where 4 percent live. Beside Brazil Alchorne is found in one country. It is also found in England, where 18 percent live.

Alchorne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alchorne has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Alchorne surname increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allchorne94158/
Alchorn93119/
Alcorne939/
Allchorn88155/
Alchorni886/
Alcherne884/
Allcorne880/
Alcorn8613,067/
Allcherne820/
Allcorn801,440/
Alcorin80813/
Aldcorn8074/
Alshorn8019/
Alcoren8011/
Altcorn802/
Alcorna802/
Alkhorn800/
Alcorrn800/
Halcorn800/
Allshorn7540/
Oldcorne7527/
D'alcorn7524/
Alkhorni7510/
Alkhorin753/
Alsharne751/
Halshorn750/
Olcorn7154/
Alkhoirin7110/
Alcarn711/
Hailshorn710/
Oldcorn67407/
Alcarin6716/
Aljorin679/
Aljorni674/

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Alchorne Reference & Research

Alcorn FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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