Find out how popular the last name Chavez Gonzalez 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 Gonzalez.

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

Popularity of Chavez Gonzalez in America

Chavez Gonzalez is the 84463rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chavez Gonzalez surname appeared 222 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 Gonzalez.

The history of the last name Chavez Gonzalez

The surname CHAVEZGONZALEZ has its origins in the Spanish language, tracing back to the regions of Spain and Mexico. It is a compound surname, with "Chavez" being a patronymic derived from the given name "Chava," a nickname for "Salvador." The second part, "Gonzalez," is also a patronymic surname, meaning "son of Gonzalo," an old Spanish name derived from the Visigothic name "Gundisalvus."

The earliest known recorded instances of the name CHAVEZGONZALEZ can be found in historical documents from the 16th century, during the Spanish colonization of the Americas. One notable example is Juan Chavez Gonzalez, a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 1500s.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various records from New Spain (present-day Mexico and parts of the United States). For instance, Pedro Chavez Gonzalez was a prominent landowner and rancher in the region of Nueva Vizcaya (now part of northern Mexico) during the mid-1600s.

Moving forward to the 18th century, the name CHAVEZGONZALEZ is found in records from the Spanish missions established in present-day California and the southwestern United States. One such individual was José Chavez Gonzalez, a soldier and settler who lived in the Presidio of San Francisco in the late 1700s.

The 19th century saw the rise of several notable individuals bearing the CHAVEZGONZALEZ surname. One example is Mariano Chavez Gonzalez (1817-1892), a prominent landowner and politician in New Mexico during the Mexican-American War and the early years of the American territorial period.

Another noteworthy figure was Agustín Chavez Gonzalez (1855-1923), a Mexican entrepreneur and industrialist who founded one of the first textile factories in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, in the late 19th century.

In the 20th century, the name CHAVEZGONZALEZ continued to be prominent in various fields. José Chavez Gonzalez (1897-1978) was a Mexican artist known for his paintings and murals depicting scenes from Mexican history and culture.

It's worth noting that variations in the spelling of CHAVEZGONZALEZ may have existed throughout history, such as "Chávez González" or "Chávez-González," but the core elements of the surname have remained consistent.

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

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

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

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