How common is the surname Alvarez?

233,983 people in the United States had the surname Alvarez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,320 Americans. It ranked 92nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Alvarez?

Luis Walter Alvarez, American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor (1911–1988), followed by Julián Alvarez.

Where is the surname Alvarez most common?

Wikidata records people named Alvarez in the United States, Argentina and Spain and 3 other countries.

How do you pronounce Alvarez?

Alvarez is /ˈælvəɹɛz/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Alvarez getting more or less common?

More common. 168,817 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 233,983 in 2010, up 39%.

The surname Alvarez

A Spanish surname, the 92nd most common in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈælvəɹɛz/ 3 syllables Soundex A416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alvarez is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Álvarez.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 233,983 people named Alvarez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,320 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 168,817.

#92

rank among US surnames

233,983

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+38.6%

change since 2000 (was #132)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#83	Chavez	250,898	1,231
#84	Wood	250,715	1,231
#85	James	249,379	1,238
#86	Bennett	247,599	1,247
#87	Gray	246,116	1,254
#88	Mendoza	242,771	1,272
#89	Ruiz	238,234	1,296

Who is named Alvarez

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Alvarez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 92%
White (not Hispanic) 5.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Two or more races 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Alvarezs

35 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1940
Tyler Alvarez
American actor, born 1997
Cristian Álvarez
Association football player from Argentina, born 1985
Marian Álvarez
Actress, born 1978
Lázaro Álvarez
Amateur World Champion, Cuban Boxer, born 1991
Eddie Alvarez
American mixed martial artist, born 1984
Eddy Alvarez
American short track speed skater and baseball player, born 1990
Gil Álvarez de Albornoz
14th century Spanish cardinal, archbishop, Chancellor of Toledo and ecclesiastical leader, 1310–1367
Arturo Álvarez
American soccer player, born 1985

Notable Alvarezs come mostly from the United States (12), Argentina (9) and Spain (3).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Alvarez

Alvarez has the Soundex code A416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A416.

Other Spanish surnames

All 992 Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Alvarez come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Álvarez.
How common is the surname Alvarez?: 233,983 people in the United States had the surname Alvarez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,320 Americans. It ranked 92nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Alvarez?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Alvarez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.2% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Alvarez?: Luis Walter Alvarez, American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor (1911–1988), followed by Julián Alvarez.
Where is the surname Alvarez most common?: Wikidata records people named Alvarez in the United States, Argentina and Spain and 3 other countries.
How do you pronounce Alvarez?: Alvarez is /ˈælvəɹɛz/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Alvarez getting more or less common?: More common. 168,817 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 233,983 in 2010, up 39%.