Carvalho
See also: carvalho
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Carvalho.
Proper noun
Carvalho (plural Carvalhos)
- A surname from Portuguese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Carvalho is the 3302nd 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 296.
Galician
Proper noun
Carvalho m
- reintegrationist spelling of Carballo
Portuguese
Etymology
From carvalho (“oak”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁˈva.ʎu/ [kaɦˈva.ʎu]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kaɾˈva.ʎu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaʁˈva.ʎu/
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /kaɻˈva.ʎu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁˈva.ʎo/ [kaɦˈva.ʎo]
- (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
- a surname