Contents [hide]

Chaves History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Chaves History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Italy
Portugal
Spain

The prestigious surname Chaves originated in Spain, a country which has figured prominently in world affairs for hundreds of years.

Early Origins of the Chaves family

The surname Chaves was first found in Galicia, in northwestern Spain, near the border of Portugal.

Early History of the Chaves family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chaves research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1370 and 1815 are included under the topic Early Chaves History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chaves Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chávez, Chavez, Chaves and others.

Early Notables of the Chaves family

Prominent among members of the family

were Diego de Chaves, confessor to King Philip II
seventeenth century Spanish nobleman and politician Juan de Chaves y Mendoza
José de Chaves y Mendoza, made Count of Casa Chaves in 1815

Chaves Ranking

In the United States, the name Chaves is the 4,582^nd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Chaves migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chaves Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Andrés de Chaves, who arrived in America in 1512
Diego de Chaves, who arrived in America in 1526
Juan Chaves, who served with Pedro de Alvarado and who founded the settlement of Gracias a Dios in 1533
Gómez de Chaves, who arrived in Cartagena in 1534
Juan de Chaves, who arrived in Spanish Main in 1534
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Chaves Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Andres De Chaves, who landed in America in 1812 2
Hemando De Chaves, who arrived in America in 1815 2
Nicolasa DeJesus Chaves, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816 2
Gonzalo De Chaves, who landed in America in 1817 2
Juan De Chaves, who landed in America in 1817 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Chaves Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Ana Chaves, who arrived in Texas in 1923

Chaves migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3

Chaves Settlers in West Indies in the 16th Century

Bernardo de Chaves, who arrived in the Dominican Republic in 1534

Chaves Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Bernardo De Chaves, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1834 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Chaves (post 1700) +

Richard John Chaves (b. 1951), American actor
José Francisco Chaves (1833-1904), nineteenth century American politician, lawyer and farmer
Zachary A. Chaves, American politician, Candidate for Connecticut State Senate 36th District, 2008 4
Jose Francisco Chaves (1833-1904), American Republican politician, Delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1865-67, 1869-71; Member New Mexico territorial council, 1875 4
E. V. Chaves, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico Territory, 1892, 1904 4
Amado Chaves Jr., American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in La Guaira, 1924 4
Avelino Chaves Couto (1931-2021), Spanish professional footballer who played as a forward
Miguel Chaves (b. 1955), former field hockey player from Spain
Ñuflo de Chaves (1518-1568), Spanish conquistador
Manuel Chaves, Spanish politician and Minister for Labour and Social Security
... (Another 15 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html