Carvalho

See also: carvalho

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Carvalho.

Proper noun

Carvalho (plural Carvalhos)

1. A surname from Portuguese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Carvalho is the 3302^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10877 individuals. Carvalho is most common among White (76.84%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carvalho”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 296.

Portuguese

Etymology

From carvalho (“oak”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈva.ʎu/ [kaɦˈva.ʎu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈva.ʎu/ [kaɦˈva.ʎu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kaɾˈva.ʎu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʁˈva.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaɻˈva.ʎo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾˈva.ʎu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾˈva.ʎu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾˈba.ʎu/ [kɐɾˈβa.ʎu]

• Homophone: carvalho
• Hyphenation: Car‧va‧lho

Proper noun

Carvalho m or f by sense

1. a surname