Alonzo

Italian diminutive of Alphonso

"noble, ready"

Alonzo Origin and Meaning

The name Alonzo is a boy's name of Spanish, Italian origin meaning "noble, ready".

Alonzo is dashing and debonair, with a large measure of Latin flair.

You may be surprised to know that Alonzo has been on the Most Popular list since 1880, when such records began to be kept, at which point it was Number 110. The same is true for nickname Lon, which was 193 at the time.

Alonso Quijano was the real name of Don Quixote--Alonso being the Spanish version of the name. In the old Judy Garland musical Meet Me in St. Louis, Alonzo/Lon was the name of both her father and brother.

Horror film star Lon Chaney was christened Leonidas, but Lon Chaney, Jr. was Creighton at birth. Alonzo Mourning is a former basketball star who goes by the nickname Zo--much more modern sounding than Lon or Lonnie.

Alonzo Rank in US Top 1000

# 537 in the US

Alonzo Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1134 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Alonzo

• 537 US 2023
• 1134 Nameberry 2025
• 429 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Alonzo

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Famous People Named Alonzo

• Alonzo Edward Gee American basketball player
• Alonzo Harding Mourning American basketball player
• Alonzo Keith Mathis aka Gorilla Zoe American rapper
• Alonzo Church American mathematician
• Alonzo Babers American Olympic runner
• Alonzo Barton Cornell American politician; 27th Governor of New York
• Alonzo Dillard Folger U.S. Congressman from North Carolina
• Alonzo M. "Lon" Poff American actor

The name Alonzo in Pop Culture

• Alonzo Solace character on TV's "Earth 2"
• Alonzo character in Disney's 101 Dalmatians (1996)
• Alonzo cat in musical "Cats"
• Alonzo Smith and Alonzo "Lon" Smith Jr., characters in 1944 film "Meet Me in St. Louis"
• (Ignacio) Alonzo Julio Frederico de Tito aka Tito chihuahua in Disney's Oliver & Company