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

Chavez Chavez, 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 Chavez Chavez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chavez Chavez in America

Chavez Chavez is the 95955th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chavez Chavez surname appeared 190 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 Chavez Chavez.

The history of the last name Chavez Chavez

The surname CHAVEZCHAVEZ is of Spanish origin, derived from the region of Chavez in the province of Lugo, Galicia, Spain. It is believed to have originated in the 12th century and is a combination of the words "chave" meaning key and "chavez" meaning small keys or locks.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the CHAVEZCHAVEZ surname can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a medieval census document from the 14th century, which lists several individuals with the name living in the region of Castile.

In the 16th century, during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, the name was brought to the New World by early settlers and conquistadors. One notable figure from this period was Pedro de Chavez, a Spanish soldier and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the 1520s.

The CHAVEZCHAVEZ surname can also be found in historical records from the Spanish Inquisition, where several individuals with the name were persecuted for their religious beliefs in the 15th and 16th centuries.

In the 18th century, a prominent CHAVEZCHAVEZ was José María Chavez y Castillo (1779-1847), a Mexican military officer and politician who served as the interim President of Mexico in 1836.

Another notable figure was Ezequiel Chavez (1868-1926), a Mexican-American labor leader and activist who fought for the rights of Mexican migrant workers in the early 20th century.

In more recent times, César Chávez (1927-1993) was a renowned Mexican-American civil rights activist and labor leader who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association and played a pivotal role in the American civil rights movement.

Throughout its history, the CHAVEZCHAVEZ surname has also been associated with various place names, such as Chavez Creek in California and the town of Chavez Crossing in Texas, both of which were named after individuals with this surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chavez Chavez

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

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 Chavez Chavez 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.

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

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