The Chaparro Last Name

About 6,066 people in the United States were recorded as Chaparro in 2010, placing it 5,718 on the national list. Hispanic and Latino Americans made up 94% of the total. In the Spanish register, Chaparro appears 6,321 times as a first surname and 6,401 times as a second one.

Researching the origin

Standard surname dictionaries do not settle the origin of Chaparro, so we research it family by family rather than guess.

Start with the numbers and the Chaparro surname comes into focus.

Heraldry and the Chaparro name

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Chaparro name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned.

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