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Chaves

in the US

There are 4,862 people with the last name "Chaves" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Chaves 5,593
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  1. is 5,589th most common Villagomez
  2. is 5,590th most common Cedeno
  3. is 5,591st most common Dacosta
  4. is 5,592nd most common Badillo
  5. is 5,593rd most common Chaves
  6. is 5,594th most common Hillis
  7. is 5,595th most common Lessard
  8. is 5,596th most common Savoie
  9. is 5,597th most common Wolcott

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Chaves

Maria, Jose, John, Manuel, Antonio, David, Carlos, Luis, Joseph, Juan

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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