Explore the Family Name Alvino

The meaning of Alvino

Italian (Campania): from the personal name Alvino, which is of ancient Germanic origin. Alternatively, it may perhaps be a variant of Albino. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmine, Pietro, Antonio, Ciro, Salvatore, Savino. Spanish Sabino, Aurelio, Mario, Elvira, Genoveva, Gerardo, Gilberto, Guillermo, Lazaro, Luz Maria, Margarito, Maria Carmen.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Alvino has seen an increase in popularity over a decade. In 2000, Alvino was ranked 24,471st and this ranking improved to 24,064th by 2010, showing a percentage change of 1.66. The number of people bearing the surname also increased from 958 in 2000 to 1,047 in 2010, marking a 9.29% rise. However, the proportion of Alvino per 100,000 people saw a slight dip of -2.78%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,471	#24,064	1.66%
Count	958	1,047	9.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.35	-2.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alvino

The ethnic identity of individuals with the Alvino surname also saw changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander significantly increased from 0.73% to 1.43%, marking a 95.89% change. On the other hand, those claiming two or more races decreased from 1.57% to 0.86%, a decrease of 45.22%. The number of white individuals dipped slightly from 69.94% to 63.71%, representing an 8.91% decrease. The Hispanic population saw growth from 27.14% to 33.62%, indicating a 23.88% increase. The percentages of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	69.94%	63.71%	-8.91%
Hispanic	27.14%	33.62%	23.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.73%	1.43%	95.89%
Two or More Races	1.57%	0.86%	-45.22%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%