Carvalho History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Portugal

Etymology of Carvalho

What does the name Carvalho mean?

Carvalho is a Portuguese topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. The name Carvalho is derived from the Portuguese word 'carvalho,' which means oak, and indicates that the original bearer lived near a prominent oak or oak grove.

Early Origins of the Carvalho family

The surname Carvalho was first found in the Portuguese town of Penacova, which lies at the foot of the Carvalho Mountains. However, the name is also known in the Spanish town of Carballo, which lies close to the Portuguese border, in the province of Galicia.

The founding father of the family is thought to have been Bartolomeu Domingues, who owned the estate of Carvalho. The grandson of Bartolomeu, Fernao Gomes de Carvalho, was an attendant to Prince Alfonso, son of King Dinis.

Early History of the Carvalho family

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Carvalho Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Caravalho, Carvalho, Carbajal, Carvajal, Carbajal and others.

Early Notables of the Carvalho family

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Carvalho Ranking

In the United States, the name Carvalho is the 3,800^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Carvalho is ranked the 899^th most popular surname with an estimated 5,717 people with that name. 2

Carvalho migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Carvalho Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

D M Carvalho, aged 25, who arrived in South Carolina in 1812 3

Carvalho Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Antonio Carvalho, aged 26, who immigrated to America from Villanna, Portugal, in 1912
Alvara Carvalho, aged 22, who settled in America from Bahia, Brazil, in 1913
Alfredo Ramos Carvalho, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States from Lisbonne, Portugal, in 1918
Antonio Carvalho, aged 49, who landed in America from Portugal, in 1919
Alice S. Carvalho, aged 17, who landed in America from Penela, Portugal, in 1920
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Carvalho (post 1700) +

António José Pereira de Carvalho (1960-2023), Portuguese football player and manager
José Bento Azevedo Carvalho (b. 1973), Portuguese retired road racing cyclist, and general manager of UCI WorldTeam Team Katusha–Alpecin
Joaquim da Silva Carvalho (1937-2022), Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Portugal National Team (1965-1966)
Sara Carvalho (b. 1970), Portuguese composer of contemporary classical music
Diogo Carvalho (b. 1988), Portuguese swimmer
Pedro Carvalho (b. 1984), Portuguese rugby union player
Ricardo Alberto Silveira de Carvalho (b. 1978), Portuguese footballer
Fernaño Lopes Simoes de Carvalho, Portuguese architect
Vladimir Carvalho (1935-2024), Brazilian film director
Bernardo Carvalho (b. 1960), Brazilian author and journalist
... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)