Where does “Juarez” come from?

Juarez comes from Galician Xuárez, a surname of uncertain ultimate origin whose meaning is not documented in available etymological sources.

Ancestry of “Juarez”, step by step

Juarez traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English wares

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwaresplural of ware; API pl; Goods or services that...
2EnglishwareAware; The state of being aware; heed; Goods or a...
3Middle EnglishwareAlternative form of veir; Alternative form of...
4Old Englishwærcautious, on guard, watching out for something;...
5Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
6Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Spanish Juárez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishJuáreza surname
2GalicianXuárez

via English Ciudad Juárez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCiudad Juárez
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-