Heraldry and the Camargos Surname

Camargos is a spelling of the Portuguese surname Camargo. The name is usually explained as “From Camargo in Cantabria”.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Camargo and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Camargos and Camargo

The extra “s” in Camargos is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Get the complete Camargos report, with a museum-style coat of arms.