Chavier: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Chavier belongs to the Xavier family of names, which has Portuguese roots. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “New house”.

Chavier coat of arms

Arms linked to Xavier and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

How the spelling arose

Records show Chavier as one of the forms Xavier took over time. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes Javier.

From 1891 to 2000, 117 births in France were registered under Chavier. Births ran at 6 in 1891–1900 and 10 in 1991–2000. Get the complete Chavier report, with a museum-style coat of arms.