Alcaras surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Alcaras surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 220 people carried this name — #85,049 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 18% from 269 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 695 people named Alcaras live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 272
Mendoza 138
Chaco 64
Córdoba 50
San Luis 34
La Rioja 29
Formosa 28
Neuquén 20

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 129 people named Alcaras.

Most of them — 72 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 72
Hauts-de-Seine 24
Essonne 5
Ain 5
Hérault 4
Aude 4
Bouches-du-Rhône 4
Vaucluse 2
Rhône 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Alcaras in American newspapers,
1879–1922.

Newspaper page from Evening Times-republican carrying the name Alcaras
Evening Times-republican 1919-10-23
Newspaper page from The Bridgeport Times And Evening Farmer carrying the name Alcaras
The Bridgeport Times And Evening Farmer 1922-02-22
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Alcaras
Evening Star 1879-08-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Alcaras is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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