Find out how popular the last name Chavez Lopez 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 Lopez.

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

Popularity of Chavez Lopez in America

Chavez Lopez is the 54637th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chavez Lopez surname appeared 377 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 Lopez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chavez Lopez 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 Lopez

The surname CHAVEZLOPEZ is a double-barreled Spanish surname that originated in the Iberian Peninsula during the medieval period. It is a combination of two distinct surnames, Chavez and Lopez, both of which have their roots in the Castilian region of Spain.

The first part of the surname, Chavez, is derived from the Spanish word "chave," which means key. It is believed to have originated as a descriptive name for a locksmith or someone who held a position of authority, such as a jailer or a keeper of keys. Some historians suggest that the name may also have been given to those who lived near a gate or a door.

The second part, Lopez, is a patronymic surname that originated from the personal name Lope, which is a Spanish variant of the Latin name Lupus, meaning wolf. It was common practice in medieval Spain for individuals to adopt their father's name as their surname, often with the addition of the suffix "-ez," which denotes "son of."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname CHAVEZLOPEZ can be traced back to the 14th century, with references found in various historical documents from the region of Castile. One notable example is Juan Chavez Lopez, a prominent military commander who served under King Alfonso XI of Castile during the Reconquista, the Christian conquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.

In the 16th century, during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, several individuals bearing the surname CHAVEZLOPEZ made their mark in the New World. One such figure was Diego Chavez Lopez, a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico. Another notable figure was Pedro Chavez Lopez, a settler who established one of the first ranches in what is now New Mexico.

Throughout the centuries, the surname CHAVEZLOPEZ has been associated with various notable individuals across different fields. In the 18th century, Francisco Chavez Lopez was a renowned Spanish painter known for his religious works and portraits. In the 19th century, Juan Chavez Lopez was a celebrated Mexican poet and writer who contributed significantly to the literary movement of Romanticism.

More recently, in the 20th century, Cesar Chavez Lopez was a prominent Mexican-American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, later known as the United Farm Workers (UFW) union. His efforts to improve the working conditions and rights of farmworkers in the United States earned him widespread recognition and numerous accolades, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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

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

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

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