Alves is a surname that appears to originate both from

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

and

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

. 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 Alves ( gd, An Àbhais or ') is a small agricultural village in Moray, Scotland. Geography The A96 runs east to west across Alves and connects the village to the nearest towns of Forres (to the west) and Elgin (to the east). The hamlets of Ga ...

, Northern Scotland. Notable people with the surname include: * Adriana Alves (born 1995), Angolan sprinter *

Afonso Alves Afonso Alves Martins Júnior (born 30 January 1981), better known as Afonso Alves, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented Atlético Mineiro, Örgryte, Malmö FF, Heerenveen, Middlesbrough, Al-Sad ...

(born 1981), Brazilian footballer *

Anastácio Alves José Anastácio Alves (born 1963) is a missing Madeiran Roman Catholic priest who exercised ecclesiastical functions in the Portuguese Parish of Gentilly, Val-de-Marne, from 2012 until 2018, before being removed from office in June that year by t ...

(born 1963), missing Madeiran Roman Catholic priest * Bruno Alves (born 1981), Portuguese footballer *

Camila Alves Camila Alves McConaughey ( Alves; born 28 January 1982) is a Brazilian model and designer. She is married to American actor Matthew McConaughey. Early life Camila Alves was born in Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil, about 250 miles east of the p ...

(born 1982), Brazilian model and television performer *

Carlos Alberto Alves Garcia Carlos Alberto Alves Garcia (born 6 September 1982), commonly known as Carlitos, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left winger. In his country, he played mainly with Estoril, but also won one Primeira Liga championship with ...

(born 1982), Portuguese footballer known as "Carlitos" *

Dani Alves Daniel Alves da Silva (born 6 May 1983), known simply as Dani Alves (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club UNAM and the Brazil national team. Widely considered one of the greatest full-backs of ...

(born 1983), Brazilian footballer *

Daniel Miguel Alves Gomes Daniel Miguel Alves Gomes (born 7 August 1983), commonly known as Danny, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Also a winger, he was known for his dribbling and key passes. He spent most of his ...

(born 1983), Portuguese footballer known as "Danny" *

Diego Alves Diego Alves Carreira (born 24 June 1985), known as Diego Alves, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Having begun his career at Atlético Mineiro, he spent most of it in Spain in the service of Almería and Valenci ...

(born 1985), 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 William "Jock" Alves ( 1909 – 10 February 1979) was a Scottish-born Rhodesian physician and politician who served as mayor of Salisbury (now Harare) from 1972 to 1974. He later served as a member of the Senate of Rhodesia until his death. A ...

( 1909–1979), Rhodesian physician and politician * Lennox Alves (born 1956), Guyanese cricketer * Magno Alves (born 1976), Brazilian footballer *

Maria Domingas Alves Maria Domingas Fernandes Alves (born 28 November 1959), nickname Mana (sister) Micato or Mikato, resistance name Beta Mau, is a women's rights activist, former resistance fighter, civil servant and non-party politician from East Timor. From 2007 t ...

(born 1959), East Timorese politician *

Maurício Alves Peruchi Maurício is the Portuguese variant of Mauricio (given name). The diminutive is Maurinho. Sportspeople with the name include: *Maurício José da Silveira Júnior, Brazilian footballer in Greece * Maurício Copertino, Brazilian footballer *Mauríc ...

(1990–2014), Brazilian footballer * Robert Alves (1745–1794), Scottish poet and prose writer *

Thiago Alves (disambiguation) Thiago Alves may refer to: *Thiago Alves (tennis) (born 1982), Brazilian tennis player *Thiago Alves (fighter) (born 1983), Brazilian mixed martial artist *Thiago Soares Alves Thiago Soares Alves (born July 26, 1986) is a Brazilian volleyball p ...

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{{surname, Alves Portuguese-language surnames Patronymic surnames

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