Find out how popular the last name Alcivar is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Alcivar.

Alcivar, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Alcivar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alcivar in America

Alcivar is the 35912th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alcivar surname appeared 625 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Alcivar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Alcivar to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Alcivar

The surname Alcivar is believed to have originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Spanish word "alciba," which means "cistern" or "water tank," suggesting that the name may have referred to someone who lived near a cistern or worked with water cisterns.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Alcivar can be found in the Libro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a 14th-century document that recorded information about landowners and their properties in the Kingdom of Castile. This document mentions a person named Pedro Alcivar, who lived in the village of Valdáliga in the late 13th or early 14th century.

Another notable figure with the surname Alcivar was Juan Alcivar, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in the 16th century. Juan Alcivar played a role in the conquest of Mexico and is mentioned in some historical accounts from that time.

In the 17th century, the name Alcivar appeared in the records of the Spanish Inquisition, which persecuted individuals suspected of heresy or non-conformity with Catholic doctrine. One such individual was María Alcivar, who was accused of practicing Judaism in secret and was tried by the Inquisition in 1632.

During the 18th century, a prominent figure with the surname Alcivar was Francisco Alcivar, a Spanish architect who designed several notable buildings in Madrid, including the Palacio de Liria, which was completed in 1770.

In the 19th century, the name Alcivar appeared in literary works, such as the novel "El Señor de Bembibre" by Enrique Gil y Carrasco, published in 1844. One of the characters in the novel is named Alonso Alcivar, a knight from the fictional village of Bembibre.

Throughout history, the surname Alcivar has been recorded with various spellings, including Alzivar, Alcibar, and Alsivar, reflecting the phonetic variations and regional dialects of different parts of Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alcivar

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Alcivar.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Alcivar was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Alcivar has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Alcivar was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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