Last Name ALERS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Not available
Origin Dutch, Austrian, Belgian

Rank 25,564 (2000 US census) 18,365 (1990 US census)
Count 907 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 18.74%, or 170 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 4.85%, or 44 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 0.88%, or 8 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 74.2%, or 673 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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