The origin of surname Camacho is Valencia, Spain.

Although people were originally known only by their first names, it became necessary to adopt a second name to identify due to population growth.

The most common type of family name found in the region was the surname that derives from the name of the father.
During the Middle Ages the patronymic system adopted for surnames.
Then in Italy during the Christian age, people often gave as a second name to their children the names of saints or biblical figures.
The nicknames as surnames usually reflected the physical characteristics of the first member of the lineage.

The local names describe a region or place where they lived the first members of the lineage.

Some variations of this family name include: Camacho, Camachon, Camacho and others.