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

Cruzalvarez, 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 Cruzalvarez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cruzalvarez in America

Cruzalvarez is the 117480th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cruzalvarez surname appeared 148 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 Cruzalvarez.

The history of the last name Cruzalvarez

The surname Cruzalvarez is a compound name originating from Spain. It combines the Spanish words "cruz" meaning "cross" and "alvarez" which is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Álvaro, meaning "elf ruler" or "all guard" from the Germanic elements alf (elf) and ric (ruler or power).

The first part of the surname, Cruz, likely originated as a name for someone who lived near a cross, perhaps a boundary marker or wayside cross. The surname emerged in the late medieval period, with early examples found in records from the Kingdom of Castile in the 13th century.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Fernán Cruzalvarez, a nobleman from Seville who fought in the Reconquista campaigns against the Moors in the late 13th century. Another notable figure was Diego Cruzalvarez, a Catholic priest and scholar who served as a chaplain to King Alfonso XI of Castile in the early 14th century.

In the 15th century, the Cruzalvarez family gained prominence in the region of Extremadura, where they held lands and estates. Juan Cruzalvarez (1425-1492) was a wealthy landowner and patron of the arts who commissioned several works of religious art for churches in the city of Cáceres.

During the Age of Exploration, several Cruzalvarez participated in the Spanish conquest of the Americas. Pedro Cruzalvarez (1486-1547) was a soldier and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico, while Alonso Cruzalvarez (1501-1568) was a conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru under Francisco Pizarro.

In the 17th century, the Cruzalvarez family produced several notable figures in the Spanish Church. Fray Tomás Cruzalvarez (1592-1661) was a Franciscan friar and missionary who worked among the indigenous peoples of New Spain, while his brother, Diego Cruzalvarez (1595-1672), was a Jesuit priest and scholar who taught at the University of Salamanca.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cruzalvarez

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

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

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