Alzate

Etymology
From, a surname. The meaning of is not clear. It is thought that is composed of  +. Some think that the second part,, could be a variation of. So the meaning of the surname seems to be: [the house] at the entrance of the alder tree place, or [the house] in the gorge of the alder trees, or [the house] in the alder tree place.

Proper noun

 * 1)  of Basque origin.

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Alzate is the 16087th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1800 individuals. Alzate is most common among Hispanic/Latino (91.5%) individuals.