Alarcon: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Alarcon – Origin: Spanish (surname/place name) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: ah-lahr-KOHN


Alarcon is a Spanish (surname/place name) boy's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Unique Boy Names That Start With A.

Meaning & Origin of Alarcon

Origin: Spanish (surname/place name).

A common claim: Widely glossed as 'tower on a cliff'. Actually: This looks like a folk etymology inspired by the hilltop castle at Alarcón, Spain -- the place name's actual linguistic root isn't securely established.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Alarcon

Phonetic: ah-lahr-KOHN   IPA: /ˌɑːlɑːrˈkoʊn/

Popularity of Alarcon

Alarcon doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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