Alcocer Surname

12,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Alcocer Surname Definition:

Comes from Arabic article and from latin "calx calcis" meaning heel and resulting in various spellings: Alcoce, Alcoci, and Alcocer. Refers to heels of animals but applicable to people who want to resist. One of most ancient names in Burgos.

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Alcocer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico26,7561:4,639604
Bolivia4,6121:2,302405
Spain3,4081:13,7181,572
United States2,8711:126,24813,401
Ecuador2,3341:6,8151,115
Peru1,9191:16,5632,063
Venezuela1,3941:21,6671,526
Colombia8191:58,3322,771
Costa Rica6491:7,365447
Argentina4191:102,0138,617
Nicaragua3391:17,761934
Chile1371:128,5874,557
France1281:518,92871,816
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
Honduras541:163,2672,049
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Panama191:205,9085,804
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belize31:118,4913,439
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Macau11:601,6301,582
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380

The alternate forms: Alcócer (33) are calculated separately.

Alcocer (26) may also be a first name.

Alcocer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Comes from Arabic article and from latin "calx calcis" meaning heel and resulting in various spellings: Alcoce, Alcoci, and Alcocer. Refers to heels of animals but applicable to people who want to resist. One of most ancient names in Burgos.

"Alcocer" comes from the latin "castrum" meaning camp.

A Castilian name from a gift of land to monastery of San Felix de Oca in 1039. Settlements of this name in Burgos, Guadalajara, Badajoz and Alicante. Reconquest grants made to this family.

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

User-submitted Reference

The surname is named after a small town in Spain called Alcocer.

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Alcocer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alcocer is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Alcócer. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alcocer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,209th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 158,370 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Alcocer reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 26 people.

The surname Alcocer is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is borne by 26,756 people, or 1 in 4,639. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Yucatán, where 22 percent live, Quintana Roo, where 14 percent live and Guanajuato, where 8 percent live. Beside Mexico Alcocer occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Bolivia, where 10 percent live and Spain, where 7 percent live.

Alcocer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alcocer surname are 39.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Alcocer earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 7.64% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,866 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.98% less than the national average, earning $19,074,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.57% less than the national average, earning $40,314 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $52,245 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alcócer9533/
Alcoucer9323/
Alcoccer935/
Alcoscer933/
Alccocer931/
Alcoocer931/
Alcocear931/
Allcocer931/
Alcocert931/
Alcoce921/
Alcoser867,205/
Alcacer861,312/
Alcozer86760/
Alcoces8639/
Alcácer8625/
Alcouce8612/
Alcocez865/
Alcàcer864/
Alcoger863/
Alcoche861/
Alcojer861/
Alcucer861/
Alcosser8044/
Alcaucer8015/
Alcotzer802/
Alcacier802/
Alcace7721/
Alcoze7720/
Alcose772/
Holcocher750/
Alcoset7136/
Galcatcher7119/
Alcazer7118/
Alcauce7117/
Alcaser7111/
Alcosir718/
Alkoser717/
Alcóser713/
Alsoser712/
Alcuser712/
Olcoser711/
Alcacyr711/
Alcuzer711/
Alcoses711/
Alcacér711/
Galcoci711/
Galcocy711/
Alzozer711/
Alcosse711/
Alsacer710/
Alcasser6725/
Alkosser6711/
Alkotzer674/
Alkhojer674/
Alcatzer673/
Alcoochi673/
Alsaucer671/

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