Alzate

alzate English Etymology From en eu Alzate, a surname. The meaning of eu Alzate is not clear. It is thought that eu Alzate is composed of eu haltz alder tree + eu ate door, entrance, pass, gorge. Some think that the second part, eu ate, could be a variation of eu eta and, a plurality. 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 s en Spanish 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. en surnames from Basque Spanish Pronunciation Proper noun mfbysense es Basque