Alcott Surname
Approximately 2,589 people bear this surname
Alcott Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Old Cot(tage. [Old English e)ald + cot]. (French-Teut.) the Domesday pers. name Alcot, where the second element is doubtless for the O.H.Ger. got, ‘a god.’ Perh. occasionally confused with Alcock, q.v.
Alcott Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,953 | 1:185,591 | 18,486 |
| England | 206 | 1:270,476 | 21,309 |
| Australia | 157 | 1:171,947 | 17,598 |
| Canada | 109 | 1:338,033 | 30,736 |
| Jamaica | 82 | 1:34,999 | 2,417 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 88 | 1:276,993 | 19,333 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 553 | 1:90,811 | 9,350 |
Alcott (140) may also be a first name.
Alcott Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the Old Cot(tage. [Old English e)ald + cot]. (French-Teut.) the Domesday pers. name Alcot, where the second element is doubtless for the O.H.Ger. got, ‘a god.’ Perh. occasionally confused with Alcock, q.v.
(English) Dweller in the old cottage; descendant of Alcot or Algot (noble, god).
Alcott Demographics
Average Male Alcott Height
177.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Alcott Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alcott Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Alcott is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Alcott click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alcott? popularity and diffusion
It is the 167,097th most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,814,811 people. The last name Alcott is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Alcott are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 781,395th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 140 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,953 people, or 1 in 185,591. In The United States Alcott is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 10 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
Alcott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Alcott has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Alcott surname expanded 353 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 234 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Alcott Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Alcott are 12.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.81% being registered with the political party.
The amount Alcott earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 111.59% more than the national average, earning R 502,824 per year; in United States they earn 10.49% more than the national average, earning $47,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning $52,586 CAD per year.
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