Alcaraz

English

Etymology

From Spanish Alcaraz, from Arabic الكرز (al-Karaz), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + كرز (karaz, “cherry”).

Proper noun

Alcaraz (plural Alcarazes)

1. A city in Spain.
2. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Alcaraz is the 3098^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11616 individuals. Alcaraz is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.77%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Alcazar, alcazar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alkaˈɾaθ/ [al.kaˈɾaθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alkaˈɾas/ [al.kaˈɾas]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -aθ
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: Al‧ca‧raz

Proper noun

Alcaraz m or f by sense

1. a surname