Explore the Family Name Alviso

The meaning of Alviso

Hispanic: altered form of Basque Albizu (see Arbizu). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Alfredo, Amalia, Aracely, Armando, Artemisa, Carlos, Felicitas, Felipe, Francisco, Gerardo, Gregorio, Jose.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Alviso has seen significant growth in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 33,563rd most common surname in the United States. By 2010, its rank had improved to 28,998, representing a notable increase of 13.6%. During the same period, the count of individuals with the Alviso surname also grew by 27.77% from 641 to 819. Correspondingly, the proportion per 100k population increased from 0.24 to 0.28, indicating an upward trend of 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,563	#28,998	13.6%
Count	641	819	27.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.28	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alviso

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Alviso surname identified as Hispanic, with the percentage rising slightly from 75.04% in 2000 to 78.14% in 2010. The second most common ethnic identity was White, though this saw a decrease from 18.10% in 2000 to 15.26% in 2010. Asian/Pacific Islander representation also showed a modest increase from 3.90% to 4.27%. Interestingly, there was a new appearance in 2010 of individuals identifying with two or more races, accounting for 0.73%. However, the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased by 32.05%, while the Black category remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	75.04%	78.14%	4.13%
White	18.1%	15.26%	-15.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.9%	4.27%	9.49%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.34%	1.59%	-32.05%
Two or More Races	0%	0.73%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%