Alves Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Alves Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Alves family

Profession Census Frequency
Drummer 2
Independent 1
Male Servant 1
Carpenter 1
Clerk 1
Independant 1
Book Binder 1

Alves Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lavis 40% 5,607
2 Leaves 50% 2,064
3 Levis 40% 1,863
4 Leeves 50% 1,690
5 Alvis 80% 1,321
6 Elves 80% 1,005
7 Elvis 60% 515
8 Olives 67% 468
9 Leavis 33% 377
10 Alves 100% 352
11 Loves 60% 339
12 Leves 60% 333
13 Laves 60% 281
14 Lives 60% 279
15 Lovis 40% 203
16 Lavies 50% 196

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The surname Alves is the 10th most popular variant of Lavis.

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