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

Alvizo, 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 Alvizo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alvizo in America

Alvizo is the 16265th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alvizo surname appeared 1,773 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Alvizo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Alvizo 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 Alvizo

The surname Alvizo originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Spanish given name Alonso, which is a form of the Visigothic Germanic name Alfuns, meaning "ready for battle." The suffix "-ez" or "-iz" was added to indicate "son of," making Alvizo literally mean "son of Alonso."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Alvizo surname can be found in the 13th-century Cartularios de Valpuesta, a collection of medieval manuscripts from the Castilian region of Spain. These documents mention individuals with the surname Alvizo residing in the areas around the town of Valpuesta.

In the 14th century, a notable figure named Juan Alvizo de Salamanca (c. 1320-1390) was a prominent scholar and theologian from the city of Salamanca. He authored several influential works on philosophy and theology during his lifetime.

The Alvizo surname also appeared in the 15th-century Libro de la Montería, a hunting treatise commissioned by King Alfonso XI of Castile. This text references a landowner named Rodrigo Alvizo, whose property was located in the region of León.

During the 16th century, the Alvizo family gained prominence in the city of Seville. Hernán Alvizo (1512-1587) was a wealthy merchant and shipowner who played a significant role in the Spanish trade with the Americas. His son, Diego Alvizo (1545-1621), was a renowned explorer and navigator who accompanied several expeditions to the New World.

In the 17th century, the Alvizo surname can be found in the records of the Inquisition in Spain. One notable figure from this period was María Alvizo (c. 1630-1695), who was accused of practicing witchcraft and faced trial by the Spanish Inquisition in 1687.

Throughout the centuries, the Alvizo surname has also been associated with various noble families and landowners in Spain. Notable examples include the Marqueses de Alvizo, a noble family from Andalusia, and the Condes de Alvizo, a titled lineage from the Basque region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alvizo

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

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

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