Chamoro History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Chamoro

From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Chamoro family. Originally, the Spanish people were known only by a single name. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in Spain is extremely interesting. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The name Chamoro is a nickname type of surname for a person who had short hair.

Early Origins of the Chamoro family

Early History of the Chamoro family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chamoro research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1397 and 1772 are included under the topic Early Chamoro History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chamoro Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chamorro, Chamoro, Chamorris, Chamoris and others.

Early Notables of the Chamoro family

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Migration of the Chamoro family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alonso Chamorro, who sailed to America in 1511; Gregorio Chamorro, to America in 1512; Miguel Chamorro, to Peru in 1557; and Manuel Chamorro Nava, who sailed to Puerto Rico in 1877..