Narro

See also: narro, narró, and narrò

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Narro. This surname is mostly found in Peru.

Proper noun

Narro (plural Narros)

1. A surname from Spanish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Narro is the 37229^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 599 individuals. Narro is most common among Hispanic/Latino (86.81%) and White (11.52%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Narro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 650.

German

Villinger Narro (second figure from the left)

Etymology

From Narr.

Proper noun

Narro m (genitive Narros)

1. A folkloric figure in the Swabian Fastnacht (carnival) tradition, one of a class of so-called Weißnarren.

Derived terms

• Narrozunft

Spanish

Etymology

Uncertain. Proposals include:

1. Contraction of Navarro.
2. From Basque narro (“half-closed (of eyes)”).
3. From a Basque word meaning "brambles".

Proper name

Narro m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque, originating in Guipúzcoa and now most commonly found in Peru.

Descendants

• → English: Narro