Where does “de Chavez” come from?

de Chavez (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog Chavez, from Spanish Chávez, from Spanish chaves, from Galician Chaves.

Ancestry of “de Chavez”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Tagalog	Chavez	—
2	Spanish	Chávez	—
3	Spanish	chaves	keys
4	Galician	Chaves	—

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