Alves is a surname that appears to originate both from Portugal and Scotland (in Scotland where a variation of the name can appear as Alvis). It is debatable whether the surname appeared first in one country or the other, since it is more prevalent in Portugal, but registered as far back as the 13th century in the church records at Alves, Moray, Northern Scotland. If from Portugal, it will have originated from the Germanic patronym son of Álvaro (Alvar, Alvarus).
Notable people with the surname include:
Adriana Alves (born 1995), Angolan sprinter
Adriana Alves (actress) (born 1976), Brazilian actress
Afonso Alves (born 1981), Brazilian footballer
Anastácio Alves (born 1963), missing Madeiran Roman Catholic priest
Bruno Alves (born 1981), Portuguese footballer
Camila Alves (born 1982), Brazilian model and television performer
Carlos Alberto Alves Garcia (born 1982), Portuguese footballer known as "Carlitos"
Dani Alves (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
Daniel Miguel Alves Gomes (born 1983), Portuguese footballer known as "Danny"
Diego Alves (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
Duarte Alves (born 1991), Portuguese politician
Feliciano Alves Diniz Filho (born 1956), Brazilian footballer
Jéssika Alves (born 1991), Brazilian actress
João Alves (bishop) (1925–2013), Portuguese Roman Catholic bishop
João Alves de Assis Silva (born 1987), Brazilian footballer known as "Jô"
Jock Alves (c. 1909–1979), Rhodesian physician and politician
Lennox Alves (born 1956), Guyanese cricketer
Magno Alves (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
Maria Domingas Alves (born 1959), East Timorese politician
Maria Thereza Alves (born 1961), Brazilian-born artist and activist
Maurício Alves Peruchi (1990–2014), Brazilian footballer
Regiane Alves (born 1978), Brazilian actress
Robert Alves (1745–1794), Scottish poet and prose writer
Thiago Alves (disambiguation)
Distance between:
London to Alves446 Miles / 718 Kms Liverpool to Alves294 Miles / 474 Kms
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