Chagas Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Chagas last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Chagas last name
Meaning of the Chagas last name: wounds of Christ. Chagas is a Portuguese surname from chagas, "wounds", in honour of the wounds of Christ, often from the name Francisco das Chagas. It is common in Brazil. Physician Carlos Chagas discovered the parasite of Chagas disease in 1909, carrying this last name.
Arms associated with the Chagas name
In Portugal and Brazil a coat of arms often goes with a family name, and heraldry associated with the Chagas surname follows that custom.
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Chagas name FAQ
What does the Chagas name mean?
Wounds of Christ. Common variants include Chaga, Das Chagas.
Where does the Chagas surname come from?
It originates in Portugal, and is also found in Brazil, the United States and Angola.
Is there a Chagas coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Chagas coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: José Pedro Machado, Dicionário Onomástico Etimológico da Língua Portuguesa (Lisboa, 1984); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).