Frequency: (536)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Portuguese and Catalan: from the personal name Xavier, Portuguese and Catalan forms of Basque Xabier (see Javier).
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 14%; Portuguese 10%. Manuel (10), Jose (7), Eduardo (2), Fernando (2), Francisco (2), Ramon (2), Alberto, Alda, Alicia, Armando, Carolina, Domingos; Joao (3), Guilherme, Paulo.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
