Alonzo

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Alonso in LA Laos, CL Chile.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 8 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Alonzo is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish surname414K records spelled Alonzo23 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Mexico, United States, Philippines, Argentina

  Languages: Spanish, French, Portuguese

  Also written Alonzó, Alónzo, Alönzö, Alönzo, Älönzö

• Indonesian surname2.8K records spelled Alonzo2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Philippines, Indonesia, United States, Peru

  Also written Ãlönżö

• Russian surname763 records spelled Alonzo13 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, Russia, United States, Ukraine

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian

  Also written Alonso, Алонсо, Alensa, Alonzó, Аленса

• Danish surname757 records spelled Alonzo6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Philippines, Denmark, Peru

  Languages: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian

  Also written Alonzō

60 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Alonzo is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Italian, variante regional de Alfonzo

  as a name·Dicionário dos sobrenomes italianos

• In Dutch, a male given name, equivalent to English Alfonso

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Antonio José de Irisarrib. 1786GTnot in their usual nameGuatemalan statesman, journalist, and politician; Interim Supreme Director of Chile
• Juan Alonzob. 1911CUCuban footballer
• John A. Alonzob. 1934USAmerican cinematographer (1934–2001)
• Jérôme Alonzob. 1972FRFrench footballer (born 1972)
• Cristela Alonzob. 1979USAmerican actress, comedian, and voice actor
• Matt Alonzob. 1985USmusic video director
• Bea Alonzob. 1987PHFilipino actress
• Nicolas Furtadob. 1988UYnot in their usual nameUruguayan actor
• Pia Wurtzbachb. 1989PHnot in their usual nameFilipino actress and beauty pageant titleholder
• Richard Alonzob. 2000USmakeup artist

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 635 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Alonzo?

We estimate roughly 265 thousand people bear Alonzo (counting its spellings and scripts) across 14 countries in our records.

In which country does Alonzo have the most bearers?

We estimate about 190 thousand people bear Alonzo in Spain, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled alonzo.

How common is Alonzo compared with other names?

In Réunion, Alonzo is the 3rd most common surname of 2,369 surnames recorded there.

What does the name Alonzo mean?

Recorded meaning: A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Alfonso.