Tracing the Das Chagas Family Name

Whether you spell it Das Chagas or Chagas, the story begins in the same place. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Wounds of Christ”.

Das Chagas and Chagas

Das Chagas simply joins the particle Das to Chagas, a habit common in Portuguese naming. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Chaga.

Das Chagas by the numbers

Heraldry and the Das Chagas name

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