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

Chavarry, 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 Chavarry surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chavarry in America

Chavarry is the 105600th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chavarry surname appeared 169 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Chavarry.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chavarry 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 Chavarry

The surname Chavarry is of Spanish origin, first appearing in records from the Basque region of northern Spain during the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Basque words "etxe" meaning house and "barri" meaning new, suggesting it may have originally referred to a new or recently built house or dwelling.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Chavarry name can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrias de Castilla, a 14th-century manuscript that documented feudal rights and land holdings in the region of Castile. This document mentions several individuals with the surname, indicating it was already well-established in the area by that time.

The Chavarry name is also linked to several place names in the Basque Country, such as the town of Chavarri in the province of Bizkaia. It is likely that some early bearers of the surname originated from or had ties to these locations, which may have contributed to the spread and recognition of the name.

Notable historical figures with the Chavarry surname include:

1. Juan de Chavarry (c. 1480-1550), a Spanish military commander who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. He was granted land and titles in the Americas for his service.

2. María de Chavarry (c. 1520-1585), a Spanish noblewoman and landowner in the Basque region, known for her patronage of the arts and literature.

3. Andrés de Chavarry (1590-1660), a Spanish Jesuit priest and missionary who traveled to the Philippines and authored several works on the indigenous languages and cultures of the region.

4. Pedro de Chavarry (1625-1698), a prominent Spanish military engineer who oversaw the construction of fortifications and defensive works throughout the Spanish Empire, including in the Americas and the Philippines.

5. Josefa de Chavarry (1730-1805), a Spanish painter and one of the few women artists of her time to achieve recognition for her works, which depicted religious and historical subjects.

While the Chavarry name has its roots in the Basque region of Spain, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly to areas with historical Spanish influence or settlement, such as Latin America and the Philippines.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chavarry

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

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 Chavarry 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 Chavarry 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 Chavarry was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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