Álvarez (surname)
| Language(s) | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Son of Álvaro; alternatively, from Arabic al-faris, a knight or cavalryman[1], from which was derived the Medieval Iberian rank Alférez. |
| Region of origin | Spain |
Álvarez (sometimes Alvarez) is a Spanish surname.
Among those with the surname are:
- Al Alvarez (1929-2019), English writer
- Ana Álvarez (born 1969), Spanish model and actress
- Ana Albertina Delgado Álvarez (born 1963), Cuban artist
- Onion News Network's Brooke Alvarez, played by Suzanne Sena
- Carlos Álvarez (baritone) (born 1966), Spanish opera singer
- Carlos Álvarez (mayor) (born c.1952), U.S. politician
- Celia Álvarez Muñoz (born 1932), American artist
- Ciriaco Álvarez (born 1873), Chiloé businessman
- Emilio Álvarez Lejarza (1884-1969), Nicaraguan jurist and political writer
- Emilio Álvarez Montalván (1919-2014), Nicaraguan ophthalmologist and political writer
- Enrique Álvarez Félix (1934-1996), Mexican actor
- Eugenio Alvarez (1918–1976), New York assemblyman
- Everett Alvarez, Jr. (born 1937), U.S. military and war prisoner
- Fede Álvarez (born 1978), Uruguyan filmmaker
- Felix Alvarez (born 1951), Gibraltar human and civil rights activist and defender
- Francisco Álvarez (actor) (1892-1960), Argentine actor
- Gregorio Álvarez (historian) (1889-1986), Argentine physician and historian
- Gregorio Conrado Álvarez (1925-2016), Uruguayan general and dictator
- Javier Álvarez (composer) (born 1956), Mexican composer
- José Álvarez Cubero (23 April 1768 - 26 November 1827), Spanish sculptor in the neoclassical style
- José Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba (1756-1796), Spanish patron of painter Goya
- José Manuel Álvarez, Argentine politician
- José María Álvarez de Sotomayor, Spanish playwright and poet
- José Sixto Álvarez, aka Fray Mocho, Argentine writer
- Juan Álvarez (historian), Argentine judge and historian
- Juan Álvarez (1790-1867), Mexican general and president
- Juan Manuel Alvarez, man convicted of causing the 2005 Glendale train crash
- Julia Alvarez (born 1950), U.S. writer
- Julián Álvarez (1788-1843), Argentine politician
- Karl Alvarez (born 1964), U.S. musician
- Luis F. Álvarez (1853-1937), U.S. physician, father of Mabel Alvarez and Walter C. Alvarez
- Luis Walter Alvarez (1911–1988), U.S. physicist, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, son of Walter C. Alvarez, father of Walter Alvarez
- Lynn Alvarez (born 1985), American mixed martial artist
- Mabel Alvarez (1891-1985), U.S. oil painter, daughter of Luis F. Álvarez
- Mariano Álvarez de Castro, Spanish Brigadier
- Mariano Álvarez (1749-1810), Filipino general, statesman, and teacher
- Melania Alvarez, Mexican mathematics educator in Canada
- Miguel Álvarez-Fernández (born 1979), Spanish composer
- Nancy Alvarez (psychologist) (born 1950), Dominican psychologist and TV presenter
- Pedro Álvarez Castelló (1967-2004), Cuban painter
- Pedro de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Mancera (c.1585-1654), Spanish viceroy of Peru
- Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, Marquis of Villafranca (1484-1553), Spanish viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples
- Pero Alvarez, 15th-century freed slave
- Robert Alvarez (born 1948), U.S. animator, television director, and writer
- Rosendo Álvarez Gastón (1926–2014), Spanish Roman Catholic bishop
- Roy Alvarez (1950–2014), Filipino actor, director and screenwriter
- Severiano Álvarez (1933–2013), Spanish writer
- Vincent Alvares (1680-1738), Indian doctor and clergyman
- Walter Alvarez (born 1940), U.S. geologist responsible for discovering the reasons behind Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event, son of Luis Walter Alvarez
- Walter C. Alvarez (1884-1978), U.S. physician, son of Luis F. Álvarez, father of Luis Walter Alvarez
- Zayra Alvarez, Puerto Rican musician
Sports
- Abe Alvarez (born 1982), American baseball player
- Arturo Alvarez (born 1985), American footballer
- Barry Alvarez (born 1946), American football coach and sports administrator
- Bernard Alvarez (born 1939), former NASCAR Cup Series driver
- Bryan Alvarez (born 1975), American wrestler and journalist
- Canelo Álvarez (Santos Saúl Álvarez Barragán; born 1990), Mexican boxer
- Carlos Alvarez (born 1990), American soccer player
- Clemente Álvarez (born 1968), Venezuelan baseball player
- Cristian Darío Álvarez (born 1985), Argentine footballer
- Cristian Osvaldo Álvarez (born 1978), Argentine footballer
- Damián Ariel Álvarez (born 1979), Argentine footballer
- David Álvarez Aguirre, see Kily Álvarez
- Francisco Álvarez (born 1969), Cuban beach volleyball player
- Henderson Álvarez (born 1990), Venezuelan baseball player
- Jose Alvarez (baseball) (born 1956), American baseball player
- José Álvarez de Bohórquez, Spanish equestrian
- José Luis Álvarez (born 1969), Spanish fencer
- José Marcelo Álvarez (born 1975), Paraguayan fencer
- Juan Alvarez (born 1973), American baseball player
- Kily Álvarez (born 1984), Equatoguinean footballer
- Leonel Álvarez (born 1965), Colombian footballer
- Leonel Álvarez (born 1995), Argentine footballer
- Leonel Álvarez (born 1996), Argentine footballer
- Lester Alvarez (born 1988), Filipino basketball player
- Lorgio Álvarez (born 1978), Bolivian footballer
- Luciano Álvarez (born 1978), Argentine footballer
- María Fernanda Álvarez Terán (born 1989), Bolivian tennis player
- Miguel Álvarez Pozo (1949-2016), Cuban basketball player
- Nancy Alvarez (born 1976), Argentine Olympic athlete
- Oscar Álvarez (born 1977), Colombian road cyclist
- Óscar Marcelino Álvarez (1948-2018), Argentine football player
- Pablo Sebastián Álvarez (born 1984), Argentine footballer
- Paul Alvarez (born 1968), Filipino basketball player
- Pedro Alvarez (baseball) (born 1987), Dominican baseball player
- Quique Álvarez (born 1975), Spanish retired footballer
- Rafael Álvarez (baseball) (born 1977), Venezuelan baseball player
- Rafael Álvarez (diver) (born 1971), Spanish diver
- Ricardo Gabriel Álvarez (born 1988), Argentine footballer
- Rich Alvarez (born 1980), Filipino basketball player
- Rimas Álvarez Kairelis (born 1974), Argentine rugby player
- Robin Álvarez (born 1987), Swedish ice hockey player
- Tony Álvarez (born 1979), Venezuelan baseball player
- Veronica Alvarez (born 1983), American baseball catcher
- Wilson Álvarez (born 1970), Venezuelan baseball player
- Wilson Alvarez (born 1957), Bolivian player of American football
- Yadier Álvarez (born 1996), baseball pitcher
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