Chavez is also an alternate spelling of the Chaves surname, which in Portugal was often a habitational name from the town of Chaves, Tras-os-Montes, from the Latin aquis Flaviis, meaning "[at the] waters of Flavius." Chavez is the 22nd most common Hispanic surname. Surname Origin: Spanish, Portuguese.
Spanish Meaning: The name Che is a Spanish baby name. In Spanish the meaning of the name Che is: God will increase; God will add. Abbreviation of Jose; Latin-American revolutionary Che Guevara.
