Chavis Family History
Chavis Name Meaning
Portuguese or Spanish: variant of Chaves.
Variant of Irish and English Chivers.The name
is also associated with PeeDee Indian origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Chavis Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Chavis families
 141 - 279  48 - 140 |
 1 - 47  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Chavis families
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6 - 10 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Chavis families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Chavis Family Origin
Chavis Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Chavis
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Chavis Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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