Chavarria Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Chavarria last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Chavarria last name
Meaning of the Chavarria last name: new house. Chavarria, Spanish Chavarría, is a Spanish form of the Basque surname Etxeberria, "new house", from etxe, "house", and berri, "new". The same Basque name also gave Echeverría and Javier. The last name is common in Mexico, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Arms associated with the Chavarria name
Spanish heraldry likes castles, lions and trees, and coats of arms associated with the Chavarria surname, each with its blazon, follow suit.
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Chavarria name FAQ
What does the Chavarria name mean?
New house. Common variants include Chavarría, Echeverría, Etxeberria.
Where does the Chavarria surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Is there a Chavarria coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Chavarria coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Roberto Faure, María Asunción Ribes & Antonio García, Diccionario de apellidos españoles (Espasa, 2001); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).