Find out how popular the last name Chavarría is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Chavarría.

Chavarría, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Chavarría surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chavarría in America

Chavarría is the 1953rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chavarría surname appeared 18,492 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 people would have the surname Chavarría.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chavarría to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Chavarría

The surname Chavarria has its origins in Spain, specifically in the Basque region. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century. The name is derived from the Basque words "etxe," meaning "house," and "barri," meaning "new," indicating that the original bearers of this name may have been associated with a newly constructed house or dwelling.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Chavarria can be found in the Becerro Gótico de Vizcaya, a medieval census document from the Basque region, dated around the 14th century. This census lists several individuals with variations of the name, such as Chave de Chavarria and Juan de Chavarria.

In the 15th century, the name Chavarria appears in various historical records from the Basque Country and neighboring regions. For instance, a document from the town of Obanos, in Navarre, dated 1479, mentions a certain Pedro de Chavarria as a landowner.

One notable person with the surname Chavarria was Juan de Chavarría y Navarra, a Spanish military commander and colonial governor who lived in the late 16th century. He was appointed as the governor of the Captaincy General of Guatemala between 1589 and 1599.

Another historically significant figure was Pedro de Chavarría Valdés, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of New Spain (present-day Mexico) under Hernán Cortés in the 16th century. He was among the first Spanish settlers in the region.

During the colonial era, the name Chavarria spread throughout the Spanish Empire, particularly in the Americas. In the 17th century, a notable bearer of the name was Juan de Chavarría Sotomayor, a Spanish soldier and explorer who played a crucial role in the exploration and settlement of present-day Chile.

In the 18th century, Ignacio de Chavarría y Eguía was a prominent Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of the Captaincy General of Guatemala from 1756 to 1761.

Throughout history, the surname Chavarria has undergone various spelling variations, such as Chavarría, Chavarri, Chavarrie, and Chavarría, which reflect regional differences and linguistic adaptations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chavarría

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Chavarría.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Chavarría was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Chavarría has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Chavarría was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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