as a Last Name
- 15,658
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Amador
Meaning & Origins
Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan: from a medieval personal name, Latin Amator ‘lover (i.e. of God)’, from amare ‘to love’. As a personal name it was particularly popular in the 16th century, having been borne by various saints.
| 2,340th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 15,658
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Mexico
- has the most people named Amador per capita
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