Explore the Family Name Alviar

The meaning of Alviar

Spanish: variant of Alvear. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Jaime, Ruben, Sotero, Alejandro, Alfredo, Armando, Bartolome, Basilio, Carolina, Cesar.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Alviar has seen a noticeable increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 26,163rd and by 2010, it had climbed to 22,721st, demonstrating a significant growth of 13.16%. The count of individuals with this surname also witnessed an upward trend, increasing from 879 in 2000 to 1,128 in 2010 - a jump of 28.33%. Consequently, the proportion of Alviars per 100k people also rose from 0.33 to 0.38, marking a 15.15% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,163	#22,721	13.16%
Count	879	1,128	28.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.38	15.15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alviar

As for ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the Alviar surname is most commonly associated with the Hispanic ethnicity, accounting for 56.31% in 2000 and slightly declining to 55.23% in 2010. It is also prevalent among the Asian/Pacific Islander community, which saw an increase from 31.85% in 2000 to 33.87% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races made up a small portion of the Alviar surname holders, marginally rising from 3.41% to 3.46% over the decade. On the other hand, the percentage of White individuals with this surname dropped from 8.30% to 7.18%. There were no records of Alviars who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either of the two census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	56.31%	55.23%	-1.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	31.85%	33.87%	6.34%
White	8.3%	7.18%	-13.49%
Two or More Races	3.41%	3.46%	1.47%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%