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The surname Navarro

A Spanish surname, carried by 99,807 people in the United States.

Pronounced /nəˈvɑɹoʊ/ 3 syllables Soundex N160

Navarro: #315 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Navarro #315, 99,807 people Navarro: #315 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Navarro #315, 99,807 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Navarro is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish Navarro, from navarro, demonym of Navarra, from Basque Nafarroa.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 99,807 people named Navarro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,093 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 73,970.

#315
rank among US surnames
99,807
people in 2010
34
per 100,000 Americans
+34.9%
change since 2000 (was #388)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#306Juarez101,9493,028
#307Newman101,9313,029
#308Pearson101,8363,032
#309Curtis101,8013,033
#310Cortez101,6943,036
#311Douglas101,4583,043
#312Schneider101,2903,048

Who is named Navarro

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

88% of people named Navarro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
  • White (not Hispanic) 6.7%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 4.0%
  • Two or more races 0.6%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Navarros

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Dave Navarro
    American guitarist, born 1967
  • Peter Navarro
    American economist and author, Trump advisor (born 1949)
  • Christian Lee Navarro
    American actor, born 1991
  • Fats Navarro
    American jazz trumpeter (1923–1950)
  • Nicolás Navarro
    Argentine footballer (born 1985)
  • Rafael Navarro
    Brazilian footballer, born 2000
  • Fanny Navarro
    Argentinian actress (1920-1971)
  • Kenn Navarro
    American animator, born 1979
  • Julio Navarro
    Argentine astronomer, born 1962
  • Hilario Navarro
    Argentine footballer, born 1980
  • Eduardo de Almeida Navarro
    Brazilian philologist and lexicographer, born 1962

Notable Navarros come mostly from the United States (4), Argentina (3) and Brazil (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Navarro

Navarro has the Soundex code N160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N160.

Other Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Navarro come from?
Borrowed from Spanish Navarro, from navarro, demonym of Navarra, from Basque Nafarroa.
How common is the surname Navarro?
99,807 people in the United States had the surname Navarro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,093 Americans. It ranked 315th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Navarro?
In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Navarro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Navarro?
Dave Navarro, American guitarist, followed by Peter Navarro.
Where is the surname Navarro most common?
Wikidata records people named Navarro in the United States, Argentina and Brazil and 2 other countries.
How do you pronounce Navarro?
Navarro is /nəˈvɑɹoʊ/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Navarro getting more or less common?
More common. 73,970 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 99,807 in 2010, up 35%.