# Álvares (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/alvares/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,789 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,673 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 81,485 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.8% (3,687 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Álvares in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 6.8% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 90% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Álvares in the Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Empire of Brazil.

## People named Álvares

- Nuno Álvares Pereira, 14th to 15th-century Portuguese military commander and Carmelite friar, Catholic saint, Co
- Francisco Álvares, 16th century Portuguese missionary and explorer
- Josefina Álvares de Azevedo, Brazilian journalist
- Élcio Álvares, Brazilian politician
- Carolina Ferraz, Brazilian actress

## Similar surnames

Alvarez, Alvarado, Albers, Alvarenga, Alverson, Alvord, Alvear, Alvardo, Álvaro, Alviar, Alfaro, Albert.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.