How common is the last name Alvarez?

229,446 people in the United States have the last name Alvarez, about 1 in 1,303. It ranks #95 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ALVAREZ

#95

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
229,446
About
1 in 1,303
This common or more
16.4%
Who bears it

Of the 229,446 people with the last name Alvarez, 91.7% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% as White and 1.4% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Alvarez

#93 Chen · 233,798#94 Castillo · 231,347#96 Hughes · 226,912#97 Price · 225,734

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Alvarez, most common first.

#12,884 Alvares · 2,283#18,606 Alvaro · 1,465#19,107 Alvardo · 1,422#23,772 Alferez · 1,100#28,113 Albarez · 904#55,187 Alveraz · 402#62,049 Alvara · 349#64,521 Alvare · 333

Also a first name

As a first name, Alvarez ranks #25,865 of 53,615, with 364 people. See Alvarez as a first name

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