Show ContentsChavers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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

Early Origins of the Chavers family

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

Early History of the Chavers family

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Chavers Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Chavers family

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Chavers Ranking

In the United States, the name Chavers is the 9,856th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Chavers migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Chavers Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Charles Chavers, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1860 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Chavers (post 1700) +

  • Dean Chavers, American director of Catching the Dream, formerly known as the Native American Scholarship fund


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)


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