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Chaves

in South Carolina

There are 24 people with the last name "Chaves" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

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Chaves 11,132
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  1. is 11,128th most common Carmicheal
  2. is 11,129th most common Carron
  3. is 11,130th most common Carte
  4. is 11,131st most common Cataldo
  5. is 11,132nd most common Chaves
  6. is 11,133rd most common Chea
  7. is 11,134th most common Chittum
  8. is 11,135th most common Chow
  9. is 11,136th most common Claus

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Chaves

Alan, Graciela, Ivan, Juan, Melinda, Claudio, Daisy, Derek, Doreen, Jc

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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