as a Last Name
- 5,102
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Javier
Meaning & Origins
Spanish: from a personal name or religious byname bestowed in honor of St. Francis Xavier (1506–52), Jesuit missionary to the Far East. He was a member of a noble family who took their name from the castle of Xabier in Navarre, where he was born. The place name Xabier is of Basque origin (see Echeverria).
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- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 5,102
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Javier per capita
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