Chamorro people

Not to be confused with Comoro Islands.
Chamorro
CHamoru
Chamorro performers at the Pacific Islander Festival Association in San Diego, 2010
Total population
147,798 (2010 census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
 United States
 Guam63,035 (2020 census)[2]
 Northern Mariana Islands12,902 (2010 census)[3]
Languages
Chamorro (native)
English (auxiliary)
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholic
Related ethnic groups
Other Micronesians

The Chamorro people (/tʃɑːˈmɔːroʊ, tʃə-/;[4][5] also CHamoru[6]) are the Indigenous people of the Mariana Islands, politically divided between the United States territory of Guam and the encompassing Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Micronesia, a commonwealth of the US. Today, significant Chamorro populations also exist in several U.S. states, including Hawaii, California, Washington, Texas, Tennessee, Oregon, and Nevada, all of which together are designated as Pacific Islander Americans according to the U.S. Census. According to the 2000 Census, about 64,590 people of Chamorro ancestry live in Guam and another 19,000 live in the Northern Marianas.[7]

  1. ^ "The Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Population: 2010" (PDF). census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. ^ "2020 Island Areas Censuses: Guam File". US Census Bureau. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Ethnic Origin or Race: 2010 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Summary File". census.gov\publisher=US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Chamorro definition and meaning – Collins English Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Chamorro". dictionary.com. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  6. ^ Sablan, Jerick (January 21, 2021). "Language commission launches latest CHamoru orthography". Pacific Daily News. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Puerto Rico and the Insular Areas". web.archive.org. 2000-03-03. Archived from the original on 2000-03-03. Retrieved 2024-11-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)