Álvarez (surname)

Álvarez
Family name
Meaning	Spanish: son of Álvaro
Language(s) of origin	Spanish

Álvarez (sometimes Alvarez) is a Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Álvaro". It may refer to several people:

• Al Alvarez, a British author
• any of several members of a prominent Spanish-American family:

• Luis F. Alvarez, U.S. physician
• Walter C. Alvarez, U.S. physician
• Mabel Alvarez, U.S. oil painter
• Luis Walter Alvarez, U.S. physicist and Nobel Laureate
• Walter Alvarez, U.S. geologist responsible for discovering the reasons behind Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event

• Onion News Network's Brooke Alvarez, played by Suzanne Sena

General

• Al Alvarez English writer
• Ana Álvarez, Spanish model and actress
• Carlos Álvarez, Spanish opera singer
• Carlos Alvarez, U.S. politician
• Emilio Álvarez Lejarza, Nicaraguan jurist and political writer
• Emilio Álvarez Montalván, Nicaraguan ophthalmologist and political writer
• Everett Alvarez Jr., U.S. military and war prisoner
• Francisco Álvarez (actor), Argentine actor
• Gregorio Conrado Álvarez, Uruguayan general and dictator
• Javier Álvarez (composer), Mexican composer
• Arek Alvarez, U.S. Guitar Salesman & Notte Bella Guitarist
• José Álvarez Cubero (23 April 1768 - 26 November 1827), Spanish sculptor in the neoclassical style
• José Álvarez de Toledo y Gonzaga, 15th Duke of Medina-Sidonia, Spanish patron of painter Goya
• José Manuel Álvarez, Argentine politician
• José María Álvarez de Sotomayor, Spanish playwright and poet
• José Sixto Álvarez, Argentinian writer
• Juan Álvarez, Argentine judge and historian
• Juan Álvarez, Mexican general and president
• Juan Manuel Alvarez, man convicted of causing the Glendale train crash in 2005
• Julia Alvarez, U.S. writer
• Karl Alvarez, U.S. musician
• Luis Alvarez, U.S. physicist
• Luis F. Alvarez, U.S. physician
• Mabel Alvarez, U.S. painter
• Mariano Alvarez de Castro, Spanish Brigadier
• Mariano Alvarez, Filipino general, statesman, and teacher
• Nancy Alvarez (psychologist), Dominican psychologist and TV presenter
• Pedro Álvarez Castelló, Cuban painter
• Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Mancera, Spanish viceroy of Peru
• Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Marquis of Villafranca, Spanish viceroy of the Kingdom of Naples
• Walter Alvarez, U.S. Earth scientist
• Walter C. Alvarez, U.S. doctor and author
• Zayra Alvarez, Puerto Rican musician
• Arek Alvarez, U.S. Guitar Center Salesman

Sports

• Abe Alvarez, American baseball player
• Arturo Alvarez, American footballer
• Barry Alvarez, American football coach
• Bryan Alvarez, American wrestler and journalist
• Clemente Álvarez, Venezuelan baseball player
• Cristian Darío Álvarez, Argentine footballer
• Cristian Osvaldo Álvarez, Argentine footballer
• Damián Ariel Álvarez, Argentine footballer
• David Álvarez Aguirre, see Kily Álvarez
• Francisco Álvarez, Cuban beach volleyball player
• Henderson Álvarez, Venezuelan baseball player
• Jose Alvarez (baseball), American baseball player
• José Álvarez de Bohórquez, Spanish equestrian
• José Luis Álvarez, Spanish fencer
• José Marcelo Álvarez, Paraguayan fencer
• Juan Alvarez (baseball), American baseball player
• Juan Alvarez, (boxing trainer), Lima, Peru - Miami, Florida
• Kily Álvarez (born 1984), Equatoguinean footballer
• Leonel Álvarez, Colombian footballer
• Lorgio Álvarez, Bolivian footballer
• Luciano Álvarez, Argentine footballer
• María Fernanda Álvarez Terán, Bolivian tennis player
• Miguel Álvarez Pozo, Cuban basketball player
• Nancy Alvarez, Argentine Olympic athlete
• Oscar Álvarez, Colombian road cyclist
• Óscar Marcelino Álvarez, Argentine football player
• Pablo Sebastián Álvarez (born 1984), Argentine footballer
• Pedro Alvarez, Dominican baseball player
• Rafael Álvarez, Spanish diver
• Ricardo Gabriel Álvarez (born 1988), Argentine footballer
• Rich Alvarez, Filipino basketball player
• Rimas Álvarez Kairelis, Argentine rugby player
• Saúl Álvarez, Mexican boxer
• Tony Álvarez (born 1979), Venezuelan baseball player
• Wilson Álvarez, Venezuelan baseball player