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Descriptive surname · Portuguese

Camacho

"uncertain, possibly bent"

Say it

kah-MAH-choh

Where it comes from

possibly camacho (crooked, bent), a nickname

Meaning of the surname Camacho

Camacho is a Portuguese surname of the descriptive type meaning "uncertain, possibly bent". It is one of the 200 most common surnames in Mexico. Etymology uncertain.

About this meaning. The etymology is uncertain or the popular reading is folk etymology. The page gives the best-supported explanation.

A nickname that stuck: Moreno (dark-haired), Delgado (thin), Rubio (fair), Bravo (fierce), Cortés (courteous).

In Mexico a person carries two surnames, the father's and then the mother's, so Camacho appears as either half of a pair: Camacho García, López Camacho. Read how the two-surname system works.

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