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

Alvidres, 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 Alvidres surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alvidres in America

Alvidres is the 159712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alvidres surname appeared 101 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 Alvidres.

We can also compare 2010 data for Alvidres 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 Alvidres

The surname Alvidres is believed to have originated in Portugal, with roots dating back to the 15th century. Its earliest known form was "Alviedras," derived from the Portuguese word "alviedra," which referred to a type of small shrub or bush found in the region.

The name is thought to have first appeared in historical records around the late 1400s, with some of the earliest documented instances being found in parish registers and land ownership documents from the northern regions of Portugal, particularly in the areas around the cities of Braga and Porto.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname was João Alviedras, a landowner and farmer who lived in the village of Favaios, near Braga, in the late 15th century. His name was recorded in local tax records from the year 1487.

Over time, the name evolved through various spellings, including Alviedras, Alviedrez, and eventually Alvidres, which became the more commonly accepted form by the 17th century. This evolution likely occurred due to regional dialectal variations and scribal errors in the transcription of documents.

In the 16th century, the name began to appear in Portuguese colonial records from Brazil, indicating that some Alvidres families had migrated to the Portuguese colonies in the Americas. One notable figure from this period was Diogo Alvidres, a Portuguese settler who established a sugar plantation in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco around 1550.

Another historical figure of note was Mariana Alvidres, a wealthy landowner and philanthropist from Porto, who lived in the late 17th century. She is known for her significant donations to local churches and charitable organizations, as documented in various church records and municipal archives from the time.

In the 19th century, the surname gained further recognition with the birth of António Alvidres, a prominent Portuguese politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Portuguese parliament in the late 1800s.

Other notable individuals with the Alvidres surname include João Alvidres, a celebrated Portuguese poet and writer from the early 20th century, and Maria Alvidres, a renowned opera singer who performed in various European opera houses in the mid-1900s.

While the Alvidres name has its roots in Portugal, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly to countries with historical Portuguese connections, such as Brazil, Angola, and Mozambique, among others.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alvidres

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

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

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