How Common Is the Last Name Alvarez?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Alvarez today

259,072

Ranked #92 of 162,254 published surnames · 79.32 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 233,983 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

5.18%

Black

0.6%

Asian / Pacific Islander

1.16%

Hispanic

92.45%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.