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Chaves

in Minnesota

There are 65 people with the last name "Chaves" in Minnesota.

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Ranking in Minnesota

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Chaves 10,231
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  1. is 10,227th most common Buchta
  2. is 10,228th most common Buerman
  3. is 10,229th most common Busta
  4. is 10,230th most common Catlin
  5. is 10,231st most common Chaves
  6. is 10,232nd most common Chelberg
  7. is 10,233rd most common Cherney
  8. is 10,234th most common Chong
  9. is 10,235th most common Clairmont

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Chaves

Thomas, Rafael, Alan, Allen, Chad, Jessica, Melissa, Paul, Amanda, Arline

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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