# Alves (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,882 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,595 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 22,241 people |
| Change since 2000 | +23% (11,326 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Alves 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) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 7.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Alves in Brazil, Angola, Italy, the United States and Andorra.

## People named Alves

- Daniel Alves, Brazilian footballer
- Magno Alves, Brazilian association football player
- Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian politician (1848-1919)
- Diego Alves, Brazilian footballer
- Afonso Alves, Brazilian footballer
- Edmilson Alves, Brazilian association football player
- Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, Brazilian hero and politician (1803-1880)
- Antônio Frederico de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (1847-1871)
- Ricardo Alves Pereira, Brazilian association football player
- Luiz Diallisson de Souza Alves, Brazilian association football player
- Alcides Araújo Alves, Brazilian footballer
- Tiago Alves, Brazilian association football player (born 1993)

and 72 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Alvis, Alavez, Albaugh, Alvizo, Alpizar, Albuquerque.

## 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.