How common is the surname Alvin?

1,122 people in the United States had the surname Alvin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 275,174 Americans. It ranked 22,827th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Alvin?

Dave Alvin, American musician, followed by John Alvin.

Where is the surname Alvin most common?

Wikidata records people named Alvin in the United States.

Is the surname Alvin getting more or less common?

More common. 1,044 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,122 in 2010, up 7.5%.

Is Alvin also a first name?

Yes. Alvin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Alvin

A surname, carried by 1,122 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A415 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alvin is more common than 85.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,122 people named Alvin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 275,174 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,044.

#22,827

rank among US surnames

1,122

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #22,891)

Who is named Alvin

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

48% of people named Alvin identified as Black (not Hispanic), 41% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 48%
White (not Hispanic) 41%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Alvins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dave Alvin
American musician, born 1955
John Alvin
American film, stage, and television actor (1917-2009)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Alvin

Alvin has the Soundex code A415, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A415.

Questions

How common is the surname Alvin?: 1,122 people in the United States had the surname Alvin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 275,174 Americans. It ranked 22,827th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Alvin?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Alvin identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 41% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Alvin?: Dave Alvin, American musician, followed by John Alvin.
Where is the surname Alvin most common?: Wikidata records people named Alvin in the United States.
Is the surname Alvin getting more or less common?: More common. 1,044 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,122 in 2010, up 7.5%.
Is Alvin also a first name?: Yes. Alvin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.