The Alvarez surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 233,983 people carried this name — #92 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,260 people counted. That is up 39% from 168,817 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 213,978 people named Alvarez live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,109 people named Alvarez live in Switzerland.
They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,919 people named Alvarez.
848 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 83 départements, most often Gironde.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 34 people named Alvarez live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
26 people named Alvarez have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 127 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Alvarez in American newspapers,
1845–1943.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 77,592 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Alvarez,
with a public archive behind them.
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Walter C. Alvarez 1884–1978 · physician -
Mabel Alvarez 1891–1985 · artist -
Luis Walter Alvarez 1911–1988 · astronomer -
Alfred "Chico" Alvarez 1920–1992 · trumpeter -
Elsa Garcia Galvez 1924–2022 · ballet dancer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 255 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Alvarez.
- Altmeyer 518 · U.S. census
- Altobelli 813 · U.S. census
- Altounian 150 · U.S. census
- Alunni 131 · U.S. census
- Alvarado 133,501 · U.S. census
- Alvares 3,789 · U.S. census
- Alvaro 1,250 · U.S. census
- Alves 13,882 · U.S. census
- Alvin 1,122 · U.S. census
- Aly 1,838 · U.S. census
- Amable 141 · U.S. census
- Amadei 139 · U.S. census
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