Find out how popular the last name Alvarez Sanchez 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 Sanchez.

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

Popularity of Alvarez Sanchez in America

Alvarez Sanchez is the 138304th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alvarez Sanchez surname appeared 121 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 Sanchez.

The history of the last name Alvarez Sanchez

The surname Alvarezsanchez has its origins in Spain, tracing its roots back to the medieval period. It is a double-barreled surname, a combination of the Iberian surnames Alvarez and Sanchez.

The name Alvarez is derived from the Germanic personal name Alvaro, which itself comes from the Gothic name Alvarus. The prefix "Al-" is of Arabic origin, meaning "the," while the suffix "-varus" is of uncertain etymology but may be related to the Gothic word "varan," meaning "to defend" or "to protect."

Sanchez, on the other hand, is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally derived from the given name of an ancestor. It stems from the Spanish form of the Latin name Sanctius, which in turn comes from the Latin word "sanctus," meaning "holy" or "sacred."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Alvarezsanchez can be found in the Becerro de Behetrias, a 14th-century census of landowners in the region of Castile, where a certain Pedro Alvarezsanchez is mentioned as holding property in the town of Zamora.

In the 15th century, a prominent figure bearing this surname was Alonso Alvarezsanchez, a nobleman and military commander who fought alongside King Ferdinand II of Aragon in the conquest of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain.

During the 16th century, the name Alvarezsanchez gained prominence in the Spanish colonies of the Americas. One notable figure was Diego Alvarezsanchez, a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico and later served as the first Spanish governor of the province of Tabasco.

In the 17th century, a notable bearer of the name was Juan Alvarezsanchez, a celebrated artist and painter who worked in the Baroque style, creating numerous religious paintings and altarpieces for churches and monasteries throughout Spain.

In the 19th century, José Alvarezsanchez was a renowned Spanish poet and writer, known for his romantic verse and his contributions to the literary movement of Costumbrismo, which depicted the customs and manners of Spanish society.

As the Alvarezsanchez name spread across Spain and its colonies, it also underwent various spelling variations, such as Alvaressanchez, Alvarezzsanchez, and Alvarezsanche, reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic influences of different areas.

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

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

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

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