# Alvin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/alvin/  
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) | 1,122 |
| US rank (2010) | 22,827 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 275,174 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.5% (1,044 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Alvin 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) | 41% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Alvin in the United States.

## People named Alvin

- Dave Alvin, American musician
- John Alvin, American film, stage, and television actor (1917-2009)

## Similar surnames

Alphin, Alvino, Albin, Albino, Alfonso, Albanese, Albano, Alfano, Alban, Alphonse, Albany.

## 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.