Alvares History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Portugal
Spain

The surname Alvares is patronymic, that is, it is a surname derived from the first name of a male relative. In this case, the surname is derived from the Portuguese/Spanish first name Alvaro, which is ultimately from the Germanic (Visigoth) words "all," meaning all and "wer," meaning true. The suffixes "ez - oz - iz - es" on the end of Portuguese names generally indicate that the name is of patronymic origin. There is also a place-name Alve which is located in Spain.

Early Origins of the Alvares family

The surname Alvares was first found in Portugal. Early records of this name in Spain frequently occur with the prefix "de," and there is a reference to one Martin Garcia de Alve recorded in Tolosa in 1346.

Early History of the Alvares family

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Alvares Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Alves, Alvez, Alvarez, Alvares and others.

Early Notables of the Alvares family

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Alvares Ranking

In the United States, the name Alvares is the 11,419^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Alvares migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Alvares Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Ana Nunez Alvares, who arrived in New Spain in 1574
Andres Alvares, who settled in New Spain in 1574

Alvares Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Manson Alvares, aged 42, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1820 2
Francisco Alvares, aged 53, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1825 2
Francisco Alvares, who settled in New Orleans in 1825
Jose Alvares, who settled in New Orleans in 1826
Jose Alvares, aged 23, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1826 2
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Alvares Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Nestor Alvares, who arrived in Texas in 1911 2

Alvares migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3

Alvares Settlers in West Indies in the 16th Century

Juan Alvares, who settled in Dominican Republic in 1536

Alvares Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century

Moses Alvares, who landed in Jamaica in 1741 2

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies