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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 159 people with the Alves surname? In that year Alves was ranked number 3420 for popularity in the UK. |
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Origins and History
New to Family History? Check out our Getting Started page. Check out House Of Names to investigate the origins of the Alves surname or get a copy of the Alves family Crest (a great gift idea!).
"ALVES. From Alves in Moray. The surname should be pronounced as one syllable, with a sounded long as in alms. Walter de Alveys was one of an inquisition on the lands of Mefth in 1263 (APS., i; Bain, i, 2323). Patrick de Aluays was a chaplain in 1360 (REM., p. 304), and Malcolm de A lues was decanus Cathanensi in 1363 (ibid., p. 313). William Awas was a chaplain, 1464 (RAA., n, 156), and Marjory Awes appears in Inverness, 1481 (Inv., p. 154). Alexander Alves was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1406 (NSCM., i, p. 2), and a later Alexander Alwes in Ardewat was juror on an inquisition held at Spynie in 1601 (SCM., n, p. 145). Bessie Alves or Alwas was a witness in Elgin, 1661 (Rec. Elgin, i, p. 296 6297), and Alexander Alves and David Alves were church elders in the parish of Alves in 1685 (RFC., 3. ser. x, p. 549). William Alves was bailie of Portsburgh before 1724 (Gutidry, p. 128). A family of this name were lairds of Shipland near Inverness. Allies 1565, Alvess 1678, Aves 1659, Avis 1687. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Alves Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 594 people with the Alves surname in the UK? Alves is now ranked number 3479 for popularity in the UK. |
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Miscellaneous Alves Databases
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Some Famous People with the surname of Alves
| Suzana Alves |  | Suzana Ferreira Alves or Tiazinha ("Auntie") was a major Brazilian sex symbol. |
| Michelle Alves | | Michelle Alves (born September 19, 1978) is a Brazilian model. |
| Magno Alves | | Magno Alves de Ara?jo (Apor?, Bahia, Brazil, 13 January 1976) is a Brazilian football player, currently associated with Umm-Salal. |
| Castro Alves | | Ant?nio Frederico de Castro Alves (March 14, 1847 ? July 6, 1871), more commonly known as Castro Alves (), was a Brazilian poet best remembered for his abolitionist and republican poems, and is considered one of the most important Brazilian poets of the 19th century. |
| Afonso Alves | | Afonso Alves Martins J?nior (born 30 January 1981) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar side Al-Sadd Sports Club. |
| Rubem Alves | | Rubem Alves, Brazilian theologian, philosopher, educator, writer and psychoanalyst, was born on 15 September 1933, in Boa Esperan?a, Minas Gerais. |
| Dani Alves | | Daniel Alves da Silva (born 6 May 1983 in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil), commonly known as Dani Alves, is a Brazilian defender who currently plays as an attacking right back for Spanish La Liga club Barcelona and the Brazilian national team. |
| Luis Roberto Alves | | Luis Roberto Alves dos Santos Gavranic (born May 23, 1967 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) also known as Zaguinho or simply Zague is a former Mexican footballer. |
| Bruno Alves | | Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves (born 27 November 1981 in P?voa de Varzim) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for FC Porto as a central defender. |
| Helio Alves | | Helio Alves (born S?o Paulo, 1966) is a jazz pianist and son of pianists. |
| Joe Alves | | Joe Alves (born 21 May 1936, San Leandro, California) is an American film production designer, perhaps best known for his work on three of the "Jaws" films. |
| Thiago Alves | | Thiago Alves Araujo (born October 3, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter. |
| Geraldo Alves | | Geraldo Washington Regufe Alves (born 8 November 1980 in P?voa de Varzim) is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for AEK Athens, in the Greek first division. |
| Gilson Manuel Silva Alves | | Gilson Manuel Silva Alves also known as Ja (born 18 March 1987 in Fogo) is a Cape Verdean football (soccer) forward who plays for ?toile du Sahel in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. |
| Thiago Carleto Alves | | Thiago Carleto Alves or simply Thiago Carleto (born March 24, 1989 in S?o Bernardo do Campo), is a Brazilian left back. |
| Sandra Alves | | Sandra Margarita Alves Burillo, is a pageant titleholder from Puerto Ordaz, Bol?var, Venezuela, who was represented the Bol?var state in the Miss Venezuela 2009 pageant, on September 24, 2009, and placed in the 10 semifinalists. |
| William Rocha Alves | | William Rocha Alves, better known as William Alves (born 7 May 1986 in S?o Paulo), is a professional Brazilian football player. |
| Kevin Alves | | Kevin Alves (born October 19, 1991) is a Canadian figure skater who competes internationally for Brazil. |
| Heloisa Alves | | Heloisa Alves (May 21, 1986-) is a Brazilian-American actress and beauty pageant contestant. |
| Bernardo Alves | | Bernardo Cardoso de Resende Alves (b. |
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