Explore the Family Name Chamorro
The meaning of Chamorro
Spanish: nickname from chamorro ‘shaven head’, used especially to denote a boy or Portuguese man. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Eduardo, Jose, Alejandro, Ernesto, Jaime, Jorge, Manuel, Alberto, Alfredo, Armando, Arturo.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Chamorro in the United States?
Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Chamorro had a noticeable increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Chamorro was ranked as the 15,235th most popular surname in the United States, with a count of 1,773 individuals bearing this name. By 2010, it had climbed up the ranks to 12,003rd place, a 21.21% change. Moreover, the number of people with this surname increased by 46.76% during this decade, from 1,773 to 2,602. For every 100,000 individuals, the proportion with this surname grew by 33.33%, from 0.66 to 0.88.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #15,235 | #12,003 | 21.21% |
| Count | 1,773 | 2,602 | 46.76% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.66 | 0.88 | 33.33% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chamorro
The ethnicity table, also based on the Decennial U.S. Census, shows a diverse range of ethnic identities among individuals with the Chamorro surname. The majority identified as Hispanic, with a slight increase from 90.86% in 2000 to 92.85% in 2010. There was also a slight increase in the Asian/Pacific Islander category, which went from 0.56% to 0.77%. However, the percentage identifying as White saw a decline from 6.99% to 5.88%. There were no recorded individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native or as two or more races in the 2010 census. Interestingly, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying as Black (0.42%) in 2010, where there had been none in the previous census.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 90.86% | 92.85% | 2.19% |
| White | 6.99% | 5.88% | -15.88% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.56% | 0.77% | 37.5% |
| Black | 0% | 0.42% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0.96% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |