Meaning of Last Name

Chaves Chávez or Chavez is an American Spanish variation of "Chaves", and may refer to: *Angélico Chávez, (1910–1996), American Franciscan priest, historian, author, poet, and painter *Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer, conductor, teacher, journalist, and the founder and director of the Mexico Symphony Orchestra *César Chávez, founder of the National Farm Workers Association, which became United Farm Workers *Christian Chávez, actor and singer, most famously known for RBD and for coming out about his homosexuality *Jose Chavez y Chavez (1851–1924), cowboy from New Mexico who rode with Billy the Kid *Coronado Chávez, President of Honduras from 1845–1847 *Dennis Chavez, United States politician *Endy Chávez, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player *Eric Chavez, Hispanic-American Major League Baseball player *Federico Chávez, President of Paraguay *Fermín Chávez, Argentinian historian, poet and journalist *Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela *Ignacio Chávez, President of Nicaragua in 1891 *Jorge Chávez, Peruvian airplane pilot *Jorge F. Chavez, Thoroughbred horse racing jockey *Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer *Julio César Chávez, Jr., Mexican boxer, son of Julio César Chávez *Linda Chavez, Hispanic-American author and commentator *Linda Chavez-Thompson, former AFL-CIO official *Leo Chavez, American anthropologist *María Elena Chávez Caldera *Martha Chávez, Peruvian politician *Martin Chavez, mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico *Néstor Chávez, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player *Omar Chávez, Mexican boxer, son of Julio César Chávez *Raúl Chávez, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player * The family name "Chávez" is known among the 17th Century Atlantic Creoles