Alves is a surname that appears to originate both from Portugal and Scotland. 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 Adriana Alves (born 13 September 1995) is an Angola, Angolan sprint (running), sprinter. She competed in the 100 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round. Int ...

(born 1995), Angolan sprinter * Afonso Alves (born 1981), Brazilian footballer * Anastácio Alves (born 1963), missing Madeiran Roman Catholic priest *

Bruno Alves Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves (; born 27 November 1981) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a central defender, currently being sporting director of Super League Greece club AEK Athens. He began and spent most of his professional ...

(born 1981), Portuguese footballer * Camila Alves (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 (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 Jéssika Alves (born 26 March 1991) is a Brazilian actress who has participated in several telenovelas. Biography Jéssika Alves was born in Curitiba, Paraná state. When she was 15 years old, she moved to Rio de Janeiro to study acting and ...

(born 1991), Brazilian actress *

João Alves (bishop) João Alves (13 December 1925 − 28 June 2013) was a Portuguese Catholic bishop. Alves was born on 13 December 1925 in Torres Novas. Ordained in 1951, Alves was named bishop in 1975. In 1976, he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Coimbra an ...

(1925–2013), Portuguese Roman Catholic bishop * João Alves de Assis Silva (born 1987), Brazilian footballer known as "Jô" * Jock Alves ( 1909–1979), Rhodesian physician and politician *

Lennox Alves Lennox Alves (born 7 March 1956) is a former Guyanese cricketer who played a single first-class match for Essequibo in the final of the 1980–81 inter-county Jones Cup. Alves, a right-handed batsman, was born in Suddie in what was then Brit ...

(born 1956), Guyanese cricketer *

Magno Alves Magno Alves de Araújo (born 13 January 1976) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Career Magno Alves was born in Aporá, Bahia, Brazil. Between 1998 and 2003 he made 265 appearances and scored 111 goals for Flumi ...

(born 1976), Brazilian footballer * Maria Domingas Alves (born 1959), East Timorese politician * Maurício Alves Peruchi (1990–2014), Brazilian footballer *

Robert Alves Robert Alves (1745–1794), was a Scottish poet and prose writer. Alves was born in Elgin on 11 December 1745. His father's circumstances were humble, but as a boy of promise he was placed at the Elgin grammar school, where he made such good u ...

(1745–1794), Scottish poet and prose writer * Thiago Alves (disambiguation)

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{{surname, Alves Portuguese-language surnames Patronymic surnames

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