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Chaves

in Illinois

There are 78 people with the last name "Chaves" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Chaves 14,578
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  1. is 14,574th most common Campen
  2. is 14,575th most common Canham
  3. is 14,576th most common Capron
  4. is 14,577th most common Celestino
  5. is 14,578th most common Chaves
  6. is 14,579th most common Christner
  7. is 14,580th most common Coatney
  8. is 14,581st most common Cofield
  9. is 14,582nd most common Coots

Similar Names and Nicknames

Chavez, Chavis, Chavarria, Chavira, Chavers, Chavarin, Chavous, Chaviano, Chevez, Chavera

Most Common First Names for Chaves

David, Carlos, Cidalia, Edward, Ellie, Elvira, Javier, Jose, Juan, Maria

Meaning & History

Portuguese: habitational name from a place in the province of Trasos-Montes named Chaves, from Latin (aquis) Flaviis, ‘(at the) waters of Flavius’. The place was the site of sulfurous springs with supposedly health-giving properties, around which a settlement was founded in the 1st century AD by the Emperor Vespasian.

Portuguese and Galician: habitational name from any of numerous places called Chaves, generally from the plural of chave ‘key’, from Latin clavis.

Variant of Irish and English Chivers. Compare Chavers.

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