# Carvalho

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{{About|the Portuguese surname|other uses|Carvalho (disambiguation)}}
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| name                 = Carvalho
| image                = Brasão de Carvalho.png
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| caption              = The [coat of arms](/source/coat_of_arms) of the Carvalho
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| pronunciation        = {{IPA|pt|kɐɾˈvaʎu|lang}}
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| language             = Portuguese
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| origin               = uncertain
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| meaning              = 'oak'
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| variant forms        = Carvallo, Cravalho
| related names        = [Carballo](/source/Carballo_(name))
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'''Carvalho''' is a [Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language) [surname](/source/surname). Origin: perhpas a [Celtic](/source/Celtic_languages) toponymic name, from ''(s)kerb(h)''/''karb'' (hard, twisted).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/onoma_0755-7752_2003_num_41_1_1439 |title=Nouvelle revue d'onomastique|date=2023-08-12}} </ref>

The surname is most common in [Portugal](/source/Portugal), [Brazil](/source/Brazil), [Galicia](/source/Galicia_(Spain)) (although in Galicia it may be spelled [Carballo](/source/Carballo_(name)) or Carvallo), the former Portuguese [Africa](/source/Africa)n colonies ([Angola](/source/Angola), [Mozambique](/source/Mozambique), etc.), people from the State of [Goa](/source/Goa), [Vasai](/source/Vasai), a town to the north of [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai) in [India](/source/India), and also found in the Americas and Asia-Pacific, in some people of Portuguese ancestry.

==People==
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* [Alan Carvalho](/source/Alan_Carvalho), Brazilian footballer
* [Alexandre Herculano de Carvalho e Araújo](/source/Alexandre_Herculano_de_Carvalho_e_Ara%C3%BAjo), Portuguese historian, 19th century
* [Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira](/source/Amauri_Carvalho_de_Oliveira), Brazilian football player
* [Ana Carvalho](/source/Ana_Carvalho), Portuguese politician ([Volt](/source/Volt_Portugal))
* [Ana Maria Carvalho](/source/Ana_Maria_Carvalho), Brazilian-American professor of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Arizona
* [Antonio Carvalho](/source/Antonio_Carvalho), Canadian mixed martial artist
* [António Carvalho (cyclist)](/source/Ant%C3%B3nio_Carvalho_(cyclist)), Portuguese cyclist
* [António Inocêncio Moreira de Carvalho](/source/Ant%C3%B3nio_Inoc%C3%AAncio_Moreira_de_Carvalho) (1894–1942), Portuguese military officer
* [Arnaldo Vieira de Carvalho](/source/Arnaldo_Vieira_de_Carvalho) (1867–1920), Brazilian physician
* [Auliʻi Cravalho](/source/Auli%CA%BBi_Cravalho), American actress and singer
* [Beth Carvalho](/source/Beth_Carvalho), Brazilian singer
* [Brennen Carvalho](/source/Brennen_Carvalho), American football player
* [Bruno Carvalho (disambiguation)](/source/Bruno_Carvalho_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken](/source/Charlene_de_Carvalho-Heineken), American-born Dutch heiress
* [Daniel da Cruz Carvalho](/source/Daniel_da_Cruz_Carvalho), Portuguese football player
* [Daniel da Silva Carvalho](/source/Daniel_da_Silva_Carvalho), Brazilian football player
* [David Nunes Carvalho](/source/David_Nunes_Carvalho), American handwriting expert
* [Dennis Carvalho](/source/Dennis_Carvalho) (1947–2026), Brazilian television director, actor and voice actor
* [Edgar Patricio de Carvalho Pacheco](/source/Edgar_Patricio_de_Carvalho_Pacheco), Angolan football player
* [Edílson Pereira de Carvalho](/source/Ed%C3%ADlson_Pereira_de_Carvalho), Brazilian football referee
* [Eleazar de Carvalho](/source/Eleazar_de_Carvalho), Brazilian music conductor
* [Emanuel Nunes Carvalho](/source/Emanuel_Nunes_Carvalho), American rabbi, 18th century
* [Evandro Carvalho](/source/Evandro_Carvalho), American politician
* [Evaristo Carvalho](/source/Evaristo_Carvalho) (1941–2022), São Tomé and Príncipe prime minister
* [Felipe Carvalho](/source/Felipe_Carvalho), Uruguayan football player
* [Flávio de Carvalho](/source/Fl%C3%A1vio_de_Carvalho) (1899–1973), Brazilian architect and artist
* [Flávio de Carvalho Jr.](/source/Fl%C3%A1vio_de_Carvalho_Jr.), Brazilian chess master
* [Gracie Carvalho](/source/Gracie_Carvalho), Brazilian model
* [Graciella Carvalho](/source/Graciella_Carvalho) (born 1985), Brazilian beauty contest winner
* [Gui Carvalho](/source/Gui_Carvalho), Brazilian basketball player
* [Isabel Carvalho](/source/Isabel_Carvalho) (born 1977), Portuguese artist, writer, editor and printer 
* [Januario Antonio de Carvalho](/source/Januario_Antonio_de_Carvalho), Hong Kong official, 19th century
* [Jaqueline Carvalho](/source/Jaqueline_Carvalho), Brazilian volleyball player
* [João de Sousa Carvalho](/source/Jo%C3%A3o_de_Sousa_Carvalho), Portuguese composer, 18th century 
* [Joaquim Carvalho](/source/Joaquim_Carvalho_(footballer)), Portuguese soccer player
* [José Cândido Carvalho](/source/Jos%C3%A9_C%C3%A2ndido_Carvalho), Brazilian writer
* [Karina Carvalho](/source/Karina_Carvalho), Australian TV news anchor
* Laura de Carvalho Rizzotto aka [Laura Rizzotto](/source/Laura_Rizzotto), Latvian-Brazilian musician
* [Léon Carvalho](/source/L%C3%A9on_Carvalho), French impresario and stage director 
* [Leticia Carvalho](/source/Leticia_Carvalho) (born 1973), Brazilian oceanographer and international civil servant
* [Lígia Maria de Abreu Carvalho](/source/L%C3%ADgia_Maria_de_Abreu_Carvalho) (1957–1993), Brazilian chess master
* [Luiz Carvalho](/source/Luiz_Carvalho_(swimmer)), Brazilian breaststroke swimmer 
* [Luís Cláudio Carvalho da Silva](/source/Lu%C3%ADs_Cl%C3%A1udio_Carvalho_da_Silva), Brazilian footballer
* [Luiz Fernando Carvalho](/source/Luiz_Fernando_Carvalho), Brazilian director
* [Maria das Graças Carvalho Dantas](/source/Maria_das_Gra%C3%A7as_Carvalho_Dantas), Brazilian-Spanish politician
* [Manuel Carvalho da Silva](/source/Manuel_Carvalho_da_Silva), coordinator of the General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers
* [Mariana Carvalho (politician, born 1994)](/source/Mariana_Carvalho_(politician%2C_born_1994)), Brazilian politician
* [Marie Caroline Miolan-Carvalho](/source/Marie_Caroline_Miolan-Carvalho), French operatic soprano
* [Michel de Carvalho](/source/Michel_de_Carvalho), husband of Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken
* [Mordecai Baruch Carvalho](/source/Mordecai_Baruch_Carvalho), Tunisian rabbi
* [Nádia Carvalho](/source/N%C3%A1dia_Carvalho) (1955–2022), Brazilian actress and voice actress
* [Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho](/source/Otelo_Saraiva_de_Carvalho), Portuguese military officer
* [Paulo de Carvalho](/source/Paulo_de_Carvalho), Portuguese singer
* [Pedro Carvalho (rugby union)](/source/Pedro_Carvalho_(rugby_union)), Portuguese rugby union player
* [Pedro Carvalho (actor)](/source/Pedro_Carvalho_(actor)), Portuguese actor
* [Peter Carvalho](/source/Peter_Carvalho), Indian football player
* [Renata Carvalho](/source/Renata_Carvalho), Brazilian actress, playwright and theater director
* [Ricardo Carvalho](/source/Ricardo_Carvalho), Portuguese football player
* [Ricardo Carvalho Calero](/source/Ricardo_Carvalho_Calero), Galician professor
* [Roger Carvalho](/source/Roger_Carvalho), Brazilian footballer
* [Ronald de Carvalho](/source/Ronald_de_Carvalho), Brazilian poet and diplomat
* [Scheila Carvalho](/source/Scheila_Carvalho), Brazilian dancer and model
* [Sebastião de Melo, Marquis of Pombal](/source/Sebasti%C3%A3o_de_Melo%2C_Marquis_of_Pombal), Portuguese statesman
* [Solomon Nunes Carvalho](/source/Solomon_Nunes_Carvalho), American painter and photographer
* Taynara Melo de Carvalho as [Tay Melo](/source/Tay_Melo), Brazilian professional wrestler
* [Victor Caetano](/source/Victor_Caetano) (born 1997), Brazilian footballer 
* [William Carvalho](/source/William_Carvalho), Portuguese professional footballer
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==Other==
* ''[Mr Joe B. Carvalho](/source/Mr_Joe_B._Carvalho)'', Indian film
* [Pepe Carvalho](/source/Pepe_Carvalho), fictional private detective in the novels of [Manuel Vázquez Montalbán](/source/Manuel_V%C3%A1zquez_Montalb%C3%A1n)

==See also==
* [Carballo (disambiguation)](/source/Carballo_(disambiguation))
* [Carvalhoi (disambiguation)](/source/Carvalhoi_(disambiguation))

==References==
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Category:Surnames
Category:Portuguese-language surnames

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