About the Camache Surname

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Camache is usually a form of Camacho. Its meaning, shared with Camacho, is “crooked, lame”.

• You may also find the name written Camachos.
• Records show Camache as one of the forms Camacho took over time.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Heraldry and the Camache name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Camache, so the heraldry linked to Camacho is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Camache family name pack.