Narváez
A Spanish surname from a place-name, originally meaning someone from Narváez or a similarly named locality.
The #3,373 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 29,185 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Narváez is a Spanish surname that is generally treated as locational, referring to a person from a place called Narváez or from an estate bearing that name. The place-name itself is old and not fully transparent in modern terms, so the surname’s literal root is uncertain. In Spanish, the written accent marks the stressed syllable: Narváez.
History
The name is well known in Spain and in Spanish-speaking countries through the historical noble family of Narváez, especially General Ramón María Narváez, a prominent 19th-century Spanish statesman. As with many Spanish surnames, it spread to the Americas through migration during the colonial and postcolonial periods. In modern usage it is most strongly associated with the Spanish-speaking world.
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Fun fact
The surname is often written without the accent in English-language records, but the standard Spanish spelling is Narváez.