Echevarria History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Etymology of Echevarria

What does the name Echevarria mean?

Noble surnames, such as Echevarria, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Echevarria, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Echevarria family originally lived in the district of Chavarri which is in Vizcaya. The place-name Chavarri is derived from the Basque word “etxe-barria,” which means “new house.”

Early Origins of the Echevarria family

The surname Echevarria was first found in the Basque region of northern Spain.

Echevarria Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chavarría, Chavarria, Chávarri, Chavarri, Chavaría, Chavaria, Chábarri, Chabarri, de Chábarri, de Chabarri, Chabarría, Chabarria, Echeverría, Echeverria, Echavarría, Echavarria, de Echavarría, de Echavarria, Echavaría, Echavaria, Echevarría, Echevarria, Echeberría, Echeberria, Echebarría, Echebarria, Echéberri, Echeberri, Echébarri, Echebarri, Echévarri, Echevarri, Echéverri, Echeverri, Echarri and many more.

Early Notables of the Echevarria family

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Echevarria Ranking

In the United States, the name Echevarria is the 3,915^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

 Echevarria migration to the United States+

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Echevarria Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Juan Echevarria, aged 27, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1825 2
• Antonio Echevarria, aged 50, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1827 2
• Martin De Echevarria, aged 45, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
• Juan Luis Echevarría, who sailed to New Orleans in 1831
• Juan Luis Echevarria, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1831 2