# Alvarez (surname)

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

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 233,983 |
| US rank (2010) | 92 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 1,320 people |
| Change since 2000 | +39% (168,817 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈælvəɹɛz/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Álvarez.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Alvarez 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) | 5.2% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 92% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Alvarez in the United States, Argentina, Spain, Cuba, Mexico and Bolivia.

## People named Alvarez

- Luis Walter Alvarez, American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor (1911–1988)
- Julián Alvarez, Argentine footballer (born 2000)
- Ricky Álvarez, Argentine association football player (born 1988)
- Walter Alvarez, American geologist
- Tyler Alvarez, American actor
- Cristian Álvarez, association football player from Argentina
- Marian Álvarez, actress
- Lázaro Álvarez, Amateur World Champion, Cuban Boxer
- Eddie Alvarez, American mixed martial artist
- Eddy Alvarez, American short track speed skater and baseball player
- Gil Álvarez de Albornoz, 14th century Spanish cardinal, archbishop, Chancellor of Toledo and ecclesiastical leader
- Arturo Álvarez, American soccer player

and 23 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Álvares, Alvarado, Alvarenga, Alvord, Alvear, Alvardo, Álvaro, Alviar, Alfaro, Albert, Alford, Albright.

## 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.