Basque: Castilianized form of a topographic name composed of altz ‘alder’ + ate ‘port harbor’ or of a habitational name from Altzate a place in Navarre.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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You can see how Alzate families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Alzate family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 Alzate family living in California. This was about 25% of all the recorded Alzate's in USA. California had the highest population of Alzate families in 1920.
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Between 1961 and 2004, in the United States, Alzate life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1985, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Alzate in 1961 was 49, and 89 in 2004.