Alves is a surname that appears to originate both from

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, In recognized minority languages of Portugal: :* mwl, República Pertuesa is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian ...

and

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...

. 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. 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 (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 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 (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 Va ...

(born 1985), Brazilian footballer * Jéssika Alves (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 João is the Portuguese equivalent of the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * ...

(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 (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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