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

Alvarez Lopez, 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 Alvarez Lopez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alvarez Lopez in America

Alvarez Lopez is the 62531st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alvarez Lopez surname appeared 320 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 Alvarez Lopez.

The history of the last name Alvarez Lopez

The surname ALVAREZLOPEZ is a double-barrelled Spanish surname that originated in the Iberian Peninsula during the medieval period. It is a combination of the patronymic surnames Alvarez and Lopez, both of which were derived from the given names Álvaro and Lope, respectively. Álvaro is believed to be a Visigothic name of Germanic origin, while Lope is thought to have been derived from the Latin name Lupus, meaning "wolf."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Alvarez can be traced back to the 11th century in the Kingdom of León and the Kingdom of Castile. The name Lopez, on the other hand, has its roots in the 9th century and was particularly prevalent in the regions of Galicia and Asturias.

One of the earliest documented examples of the combined surname ALVAREZLOPEZ can be found in the 14th century records of the town of Guadalajara, where a certain Diego Alvarez Lopez is mentioned as a landowner and local nobleman. In the 15th century, the name appears in various chronicles and manuscripts related to the Reconquista, the centuries-long struggle to drive the Moors out of the Iberian Peninsula.

Among the notable historical figures bearing the surname ALVAREZLOPEZ is Pedro Alvarez Lopez de Toledo, a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. Another prominent individual was Juana Alvarez Lopez, a 17th-century nun and mystic from Seville, who was renowned for her piety and writings on spiritual matters.

During the 18th century, the ALVAREZLOPEZ name gained prominence in the Americas, particularly in the Spanish colonies of Mexico and Peru. One such figure was Juan Alvarez Lopez, a Spanish military officer and governor of the Yucatán Peninsula from 1741 to 1745. In the 19th century, José Alvarez Lopez was a prominent Cuban lawyer, politician, and advocate for independence from Spanish rule.

Throughout its history, the surname ALVAREZLOPEZ has been associated with nobility, military service, and religious devotion, reflecting the diverse cultural and social influences that have shaped the Iberian Peninsula over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alvarez Lopez

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

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 Alvarez Lopez 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.

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 Alvarez Lopez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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