Chavarría
A Spanish surname most often linked to a place-name origin, especially from a Basque-rooted toponym.
The #1,953 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 16,696 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Chavarría is a Hispanic surname that is usually explained as being locational, referring to someone from a place called Chavarría or from a similar toponymic form. The name is commonly connected with Basque elements in older place-name study, though the precise original sense is not always certain. In Spanish usage, the accented form Chavarría reflects the stress on the final "-ría" syllable.
History
The surname is found in Spain and, especially through Spanish colonial and later migration patterns, across Latin America and the United States. It is common in parts of Central America and among Hispanic communities in the U.S. because it was carried by families from Spanish-speaking regions over several centuries.
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Fun fact
Because Spanish spelling often drops written accents in U.S. records, Chavarría is frequently recorded simply as Chavarria in modern documents.