Zamarra is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Zamarra
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Originally from the Spanish town of the same name, in Castilla y León. Uncertain etymology, possibly identical to that of Zamora (qv). Note however that in Castilian zamarra = coat.

How popular is Zamarra?

Zamarra is ranked 332633 on our list.

Zamarra is a very rare surname, few people in Colombia have the family name and might be arised from Colombia. Around 861 people have been found who wears Zamarra as their family name. Few people around the world have Zamarra as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
15,956 Venezuela3
219,873 France2
31,207 Ireland1
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
216,794 United States83
Countries with hundreds of Zamarra:
4,965 Colombia332
11,388 Spain317
56,111 Italy123

Immigrants to US

From Italy

Shoemaker Giovanni Zamarra from Vallata, Italy aboard the Spartan Prince from Genoa. He is registered to be 38 years old when he arrived in Newark on February 2, 1899. Giuseppa Zamarra (38) Laborer, Maria-Carmela Zamarra, aged 8, 15 years old Maria-Carmela Zamarra, Maria-Rosaria Zamarra (3) Farmer, Michele Zamarra, aged 10, 22 years old Porfidio Zamarra, are other Zamarra that migrated to US.

Comments

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Rodrigo Cowen
 The origin of the name is Basque there are several etymological possibilities for this surname - either it comes from zamar word meaning the garment skin wool lined sheep; and by extension the land of the one wearing this garment - whether it comes from the word meaning zamar: tangled; dirty; and by extension the place bushy - whether it comes from the word meaning zamarr: quarrel, and by extension the earth from that quarrelsome this surname specifies the location of the ancestral home.

Zamarra Namesakes

  • Galen Zamarra, Chef

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