Alava

See also: alava and Álava

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Álava, a Basque habitational surname.

Proper noun

Alava (plural Alavas)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Alava is the 34967^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 645 individuals. Alava is most common among Hispanic/Latino (79.22%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.02%) individuals.

Further reading

“Alava”, in Hanks, Patrick, editor, Dictionary of American Family Names‎, New York City: Oxford University Press, 2003, →ISBN

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