Noble surnames, such as Echeberria, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Echeberria, which is a
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were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread.
names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Echeberria family originally lived in the district of Chavarri which is in Vizcaya. The place-name Chavarri is derived from the
region of northern Spain.
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Another 249 words (18 lines of text) covering the year 1081 is included under the topic Early Echeberria 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.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Antocha Chavaría, who sailed to New
Spain in 1535; Juan de Chabarri sailed to Hispaniola in 1536; Antonio de Echavarría sailed to Peru in 1592.