Explore the Family Name Alvelo

The meaning of Alvelo

Galician: nickname from a diminutive of alvo ‘white’ (from Latin albus). Compare Albelo and Arvelo.

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How common is the last name Alvelo in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Alvelo has been steadily increasing in recent years. In 2000, Alvelo ranked 41,859th in popularity, but by 2010, it had jumped to 33,343rd rank, a significant rise of 20.34 percent. Similarly, the count of people with this surname also saw an increase, going from 489 in 2000 to 685 in 2010, an impressive growth of 40.08 percent. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also increased from 0.18 to 0.23 during the same decade, which is a 27.78 percent increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,859	#33,343	20.34%
Count	489	685	40.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.23	27.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alvelo

On the other hand, the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows interesting shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Alvelo surname. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no identified links to Asian/Pacific Islander, multiple races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native origins. However, those identifying as white under this surname have seen a leap from 4.70 percent in 2000 to 7.59 percent in 2010, a remarkable 61.49 percent change. Conversely, the Hispanic representation among Alvelos showed a slight decline from 93.25 percent in 2000 to 91.24 percent in 2010, a marginal reduction of 2.16 percent. Furthermore, Black representation disappeared entirely in 2010 after being at 1.23 percent in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.25%	91.24%	-2.16%
White	4.7%	7.59%	61.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.23%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%