How Many People Have the Last Name Chavez?
people had the surname Chavez in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,176 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Hispanic or Latino
Change Since 2000
+65,033 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Chavez (93%) are Hispanic or Latino. The next largest group, 5%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are Hispanic or Latino, Chavez ranks #21. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Chavez grew from 185,865 people in 2000 to 250,898 in 2010 (up 35%), and its rank rose from #118 to #83.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 185,865 | 250,898 |
| Rank | #118 | #83 |
| Per 100,000 people | 68.9 | 85.06 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Chavez
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Chavez: C120
👤 Chavez as a First Name
Chavez is a first name too: about 848 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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