The alcala Surname

alcala Name Meaning and History

Spanish (Alcalá): habitational name from any of the numerous fortified villages named during the Moorish occupation of Spain with Arabic al ‘the’ + qal?ah ‘fortress’.

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The alcala name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the alcala family name as far back in history as possible.

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Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of alcala Families in the US in 1920

Number of alcala families

23-44

8-22

1-7

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Urbano Alcala	petram\|MA1106369	0
alcala of the Philippines	MARVIN	5
Finding My Heritage	Katherine Alcala Deuel	26
looking for any relatives	charlotte alcala	2
Looking for Norlean Paquette Alcala	gkczuba	0
Alcala from Jimenez, Tamaulipas, Mexico	RNLongoria	17
Death of Mr. Lewis Alcala in Cuba	davwayell	0
obit - Larry Raymond ALCALA Sr. , 1953 Ca. - 2006 Ca.	LorraineGilmer02	0
Looking for father	William Bosley	22
looking for info on this alcala family	tonia1192	0

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