Find out how popular the last name Alvarez Perez 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 Perez.

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

Popularity of Alvarez Perez in America

Alvarez Perez is the 102688th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alvarez Perez surname appeared 175 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 Perez.

The history of the last name Alvarez Perez

The surname ALVAREZPEREZ is a double-barreled Spanish surname that originated in the Iberian Peninsula. It is a combination of the two surnames Alvarez and Perez, which were common in Spain and Portugal during the Middle Ages.

The name Alvarez is derived from the Germanic name Alvaro, which means "elf warrior" or "guard of the elves". It was a popular name among the Visigoths who ruled the Iberian Peninsula from the 5th to the 8th centuries. The name Perez, on the other hand, is derived from the Latin name Petrus, which means "rock" or "stone".

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname ALVAREZPEREZ can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a medieval census of landowners and their properties in the Kingdom of Castile, dating back to the 14th century. This document mentions several individuals with the surname ALVAREZPEREZ who held land and properties in various regions of Castile.

In the 15th century, Juan ALVAREZPEREZ (c.1420-1490) was a renowned Spanish architect and sculptor who worked on several notable projects, including the Cartuja de Miraflores in Burgos and the Cathedral of Seville.

Another notable person with this surname was Pedro ALVAREZPEREZ (c.1550-1610), a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied the expedition of Pedro Fernández de Quirós to the Pacific Ocean in the early 17th century.

In the 18th century, Francisco ALVAREZPEREZ (1715-1785) was a Spanish military officer who served in the Spanish Army during the War of the Spanish Succession and the Napoleonic Wars.

During the 19th century, José ALVAREZPEREZ (1820-1890) was a prominent Spanish lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Spanish Parliament and was a vocal supporter of the liberal reforms of the time.

Lastly, María ALVAREZPEREZ (1880-1962) was a Spanish writer and feminist who was actively involved in the women's rights movement in Spain during the early 20th century.

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

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

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

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