Chamorro

Spellings & scripts●(measured from records)

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Chamorro is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English surname5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Peru, Spain, United Kingdom

  Languages: English, Dutch

  Also written Chämorrö, Chämörrö

• French surname3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Spain, Peru

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Chämörrö

45 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Chamorro is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, An indigenous native islander of the Mariana Islands consisting of Guam and Northern Mariana Islands of Saipan, Rota, and Tinian.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, Violetta, Nicaraguan politician;

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In English, lang., people, Guam

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In ch, Chamorro (language)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Fruto Chamorrob. 1804NI1st President of Nicaragua (1804-1855)
• Pedro Antonio Pimentelb. 1830DOnot in their usual name1830-1874 Dominican military and political figure, 9th President of the Dominican Republic
• Diego Manuel Chamorro Bolañosb. 1861NIPresident of Nicaragua (1861-1923)
• Emiliano Chamorro Vargasb. 1871NIPresident of Nicaragua (1871-1966)
• Eusebio Chamorrob. 1922ARArgentine footballer
• Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenalb. 1924NINicaraguan journalist (1924-1978)
• Violeta Barrios de Chamorrob. 1929NIPresident of Nicaragua from 1990 to 1997 (1929–2025)
• Luis Nery Caballerob. 1990PYnot in their usual nameParaguayan footballer
• Abraham Mateob. 1998ESnot in their usual nameSpanish singer, songwriter, producer, and actor, motochorro profesional
• Eustacio ChamorroPYParaguayan footballer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them○(machine-generated)

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the name Chamorro come from?

closely cropped man. The word is first attested in the mid-14th cent, and is of unknown origin, possibly a survi¬ val of a pre-Roman word with cogns. in Basque. Recorded by A dictionary of surnames.

How do you pronounce Chamorro?

A machine transcription gives /t͡ʃamoro/ (IPA) for Spanish.

What does the name Chamorro mean?

Recorded meaning: closely cropped man. The word is first attested in the mid-14th cent, and is of unknown origin, possibly a survi¬ val of a pre-Roman word with cogns.

In which country does Chamorro have the most bearers?

In Argentina, the national register counted about 28 thousand people named Chamorro, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled chamorro.

How common is the name Chamorro?

In Argentina, the national register counted 27,582 people named Chamorro, about 1 in 1.6 thousand residents.

How common is Chamorro compared with other names?

In Argentina, Chamorro is the 267th most common surname of 398,256 surnames recorded there.