Släkthistoria för Alvarez
Alvarez Vad efternamn betyder
Spanish (Álvarez): patronymic from the personal name Álvaro (see Alvaro). Compare Alavarez Albares Albarez Alvares and Alverez. Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the name in 1 above at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later) some descendants retained the name their families used as Catholics.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
