Show ContentsCamarero Surname History

The distinguished Spanish surname Camarero is of locative origin, being based on a physical or geographic feature found in the vicinity of the eponymous bearer's place of abode. In this case, the Spanish word "camara" means "granary or barn," and the surname would indicate that the original bearer lived beside a granary. In the feudal manors and estates of the Middle Ages, the granary would have been used by the lord's extensive household, and would have been a local landmark.

Early Origins of the Camarero family

The surname Camarero was first found in the province of Galicia in the northwestern region of the Iberian peninsula. However, like many locative surnames, Camarero arose independently in various parts of Spain. Records show that a branch of the family had its ancestral home in the Valley of Ayala, in Amurrio (Alava).

Early History of the Camarero family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Camarero research. Another 138 words (10 lines of text) covering the year 1576 is included under the topic Early Camarero History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Camarero Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Camára, Camarillo, Camarino, Camarero, Cambra, Lacambra, Cammarata, Camarena and many more.

Early Notables of the Camarero family

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United States Camarero migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Camarero Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Pablo Camarero, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1880 1
  • Juan De Camarero, who arrived in Peru in 1892 1

West Indies Camarero migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 2
Camarero Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century
  • Anton Camarero, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1834 1


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies


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