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Chaves

in North Carolina

There are 66 people with the last name "Chaves" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Chaves 8,986
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  1. is 8,982nd most common Cashman
  2. is 8,983rd most common Casteel
  3. is 8,984th most common Caulfield
  4. is 8,985th most common Cavanagh
  5. is 8,986th most common Chaves
  6. is 8,987th most common Chesser
  7. is 8,988th most common Child
  8. is 8,989th most common Clowers
  9. is 8,990th most common Cogar

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Chaves

Victor, Ana, Elias, Humberto, Jason, Jeffrey, Jisabel, Jose, Joseph

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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Victor Chaves, NC (7 searches)
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