The Alcantar surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,919 people carried this name — #2,794 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 22,800 people counted. That is up 47% from 8,802 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Alcantar surname

Spanish Alcántar

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Alcantar» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Alcantar in American newspapers,
1881–1922.

Newspaper page from Morning Appeal carrying the name Alcantar
Morning Appeal 1881-07-14
Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Alcantar
La Prensa 1922-09-23
Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Alcantar
La Prensa 1921-09-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 222 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Alcantar,
in the records of the United States.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States329 records

329 records of the Alcantar name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 273
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 33
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 21
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Tony A. Alcantar

    Born 1922 in California. Enlisted 1943 at Los Angeles; mechanic from Los Angeles County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Gilbert R. Alcantar

    Born 1931; from Fresno County, California. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1953 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Jose Luis Alcantar

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1956, died 2001; buried at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 329 records for Alcantar in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

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