Find out how popular the last name Chavez Garcia 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 Garcia.

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

Popularity of Chavez Garcia in America

Chavez Garcia is the 51512th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chavez Garcia surname appeared 404 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 Garcia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chavez Garcia 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 Chavez Garcia

The surname CHAVEZGARCIA is a compound surname originating from Spain during the medieval period. The first component, Chavez, derives from the Spanish word "chavo," meaning a young boy or lad. This term likely evolved from the Latin word "calvus," meaning bald or bare. The second part, Garcia, is a patronymic surname indicating the bearer's paternal lineage, meaning "son of Garcia."

CHAVEZGARCIA can be traced back to the regions of Castilla and León in central Spain, where it was commonly found among noble and aristocratic families during the 12th and 13th centuries. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a medieval manuscript from the 14th century, which listed landowners and their properties.

During the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors, many individuals bearing the surname CHAVEZGARCIA participated in the military campaigns and settled in newly acquired territories, contributing to the spread of the name across Spain and its colonies.

Notable historical figures with the surname CHAVEZGARCIA include Rodrigo Chavez Garcia (1492-1562), a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico and later served as the governor of Veracruz. Another prominent individual was Diego Chavez Garcia (1568-1636), a Spanish priest and theologian who authored several religious texts and served as a professor at the University of Salamanca.

In the 16th century, Juan Chavez Garcia (1520-1598) was a renowned architect and engineer who designed and oversaw the construction of several notable buildings in Spain, including the Royal Alcazar of Madrid and the Plaza Mayor in Valladolid. His son, Pedro Chavez Garcia (1555-1618), followed in his footsteps and became a renowned architect, contributing to the design of the El Escorial monastery and the Plaza Mayor in Madrid.

During the colonial era, the surname CHAVEZGARCIA spread to Spanish territories in the Americas, where it became particularly prevalent in Mexico and Central America. One notable figure was Miguel Chavez Garcia (1690-1758), a Mexican landowner and rancher who amassed a significant fortune and played a crucial role in the development of the region's cattle industry.

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

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

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

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