Frequency: (2977)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Spanish: from the personal name Alonso, a cognate of Alfonso.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 52%. Jose (117), Manuel (44), Carlos (42), Juan (42), Jorge (34), Francisco (29), Pedro (27), Luis (24), Roberto (21), Angel (19), Enrique (19), Jesus (19); Antonio (28), Leonardo (6), Cecilio (3), Dario (3), Marco (3), Angelo (2), Clemente (2), Elio (2), Heriberto (2), Ciriaco, Delio.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
