Chavaria History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Noble surnames, such as Chavaria, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Chavaria, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Chavaria family originally lived in the district of Chavarri which is in Vizcaya. The place-name Chavarri is derived from the Basque word "etxe-barria," which means "new house."

Early Origins of the Chavaria family

The surname Chavaria was first found in the Basque region of northern Spain.

Early History of the Chavaria family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chavaria research. Another 249 words (18 lines of text) covering the year 1081 is included under the topic Early Chavaria History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chavaria Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chavarría, Chavarria, Chávarri, Chavarri, Chavaría, Chavaria, Chábarri, Chabarri, de Chábarri, de Chabarri, Chabarría, Chabarria, Echeverría, Echeverria, Echavarría, Echavarria, de Echavarría, de Echavarria, Echavaría, Echavaria, Echevarría, Echevarria, Echeberría, Echeberria, Echebarría, Echebarria, Echéberri, Echeberri, Echébarri, Echebarri, Echévarri, Echevarri, Echéverri, Echeverri, Echarri and many more.

Early Notables of the Chavaria family

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Chavaria migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chavaria Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Antocha Chavaría, who sailed to New Spain in 1535

Chavaria Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Julián Chavaría, who sailed to New Orleans in 1820
Junian Chavaria, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1820 1
María Chavaría, who sailed to New Orleans in 1830

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)