Noble surnames, such as Chavarria, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Chavarria, 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 Chavarria 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."
The surname Chavarria was first found in the Basque region of northern Spain.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chavarria research. Another 249 words (18 lines of text) covering the year 1081 is included under the topic Early Chavarria History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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.
Another 36 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Chavarria Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Chavarria is the 2,852nd most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. [1]