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    The surname Alves

    A surname, carried by 13,882 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A412

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alves is more common than 98.4% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 13,882 people named Alves in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,241 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,326.

    #2,595
    rank among US surnames
    13,882
    people in 2010
    4.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +22.6%
    change since 2000 (was #2,919)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,586Sebastian13,93422,158
    #2,587Donohue13,91922,182
    #2,588Moeller13,91522,188
    #2,589Luther13,90622,202
    #2,590Lofton13,90022,212
    #2,591Myles13,89822,215
    #2,593Humphreys13,89522,220

    Who is named Alves

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

    77% of people named Alves identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 77%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.4%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Alvess

    84 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Daniel Alves
      Brazilian footballer, born 1983
    • Magno Alves
      Brazilian association football player, born 1976
    • Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves
      Brazilian politician (1848-1919)
    • Diego Alves
      Brazilian footballer, born 1985
    • Afonso Alves
      Brazilian footballer, born 1981
    • Edmilson Alves
      Brazilian association football player, born 1976
    • 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, born 1988
    • Luiz Diallisson de Souza Alves
      Brazilian association football player, born 1986
    • Alcides Araújo Alves
      Brazilian footballer, born 1985
    • Tiago Alves
      Brazilian association football player (born 1993)

    Notable Alvess come mostly from Brazil (79), Angola (2) and Italy (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Alves

    Alves has the Soundex code A412, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A412.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Alves?
    13,882 people in the United States had the surname Alves in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,241 Americans. It ranked 2,595th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Alves?
    In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Alves identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Alves?
    Daniel Alves, Brazilian footballer, followed by Magno Alves.
    Where is the surname Alves most common?
    Wikidata records people named Alves in Brazil, Angola and Italy and 2 other countries.
    Is the surname Alves getting more or less common?
    More common. 11,326 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,882 in 2010, up 23%.