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Early Origins of the Taveras family

The surname Taveras was first found in Benavente where they held a family seat from ancient times. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Taveras family

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Taveras Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Taveri, Taveres, Tavera, Taverna, Taverini, Taveneri and many more.

Early Notables of the Taveras family

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Taveras Ranking

In the United States, the name Taveras is the 7,176th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Taveras family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francisco Tavares, who settled in Peru in 1577; Enrique Jorge Tavares, who came to Spanish Main in 1594; M. Tavares, who settled in San Francisco in 1850.


Contemporary Notables of the name Taveras (post 1700) +

  • Angel Taveras (b. 1970), Dominican-American lawyer
  • Angel Taveras, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 2004 2
  • Willy Taveras (b. 1981), Dominican Republic baseball outfielder
  • Massiel Taveras (b. 1984), Dominican Republic beauty queen
  • Frank Taveras (b. 1949), Dominican Republic baseball shortstop
  • Alex Taveras (b. 1955), Dominican Republic baseball infielder


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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