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Chaves

in Massachusetts

There are 1,046 people with the last name "Chaves" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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Chaves 665
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  1. is 661st most common Curtin
  2. is 662nd most common Fahey
  3. is 663rd most common Velez
  4. is 664th most common Gonzales
  5. is 665th most common Chaves
  6. is 666th most common Dupuis
  7. is 667th most common Ray
  8. is 668th most common Condon
  9. is 669th most common Jensen

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Chaves

Jose, John, Antonio, Maria, Manuel, Joseph, Paul, David, Anthony, Dennis

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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