Navarro is a Spanish and French surname.^[1] Navarro is a habitational surname denoting someone from Navarre (Basque: Nafarroa)^{[2][better source needed]} after the Kingdom of Pamplona took on the new naming in the high Middle Ages, while also keeping its original meaning of 'Basque-speaking person' in a broader sense, an ethnic surname.^[3] Ultimately the name is derived from the Basque word naba (meaning 'plain next to mountains').^[4]

Notable people with the surname

• Aguas Santas Ocaña Navarro (born 1963), first lady of Honduras from 2002 to 2006
• Aida Navarro (born 1937), Venezuelan singer
• Alan Navarro (born 1981), English footballer
• Alejandro Navarro (born 1958), Chilean politician
• Alexis Navarro (1946–2016), Venezuelan politician, physician, and diplomat
• Ana Navarro (born 1971), Nicaraguan American political commentator
• Anna Navarro (1933–2006), American film and television actress
• Ángel Navarro (1748–1808), Spanish settler of Texas
• Australia Navarro (born 1961), Spanish politician
• Ben Navarro (born 1962/1963), American billionaire, founder and CEO of Sherman Financial Group, son of Frank
• Brenda Navarro (born 1982), Mexican writer
• Carla Suárez Navarro (born 1988), Spanish tennis player
• Carlos Arias Navarro (1908–1989), Spanish politician
• Charles Navarro (1904–2005), American politician
• Christian Navarro (born 1991), American actor
• Chucho Navarro (1913–1993), Mexican singer
• Dafne Navarro (born 1996), Mexican trampoline gymnast
• Daniel Navarro (born 1983), Spanish cyclist
• Dave Navarro (born 1967), Mexican-American rock guitarist, best known for playing in Jane's Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers
• David Navarro (disambiguation)
• Dioner Navarro (born 1984), Venezuelan baseball player
• Efrén Navarro (born 1986), Mexican-American baseball player
• Edgar Navarro (born 1971), Mexican paralympic athlete
• Edgar Navarro (baseball) (born 1998), Venezuelan baseball player
• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro, Brazilian philologist and lexicographer
• Elvira Navarro (born 1978), Spanish writer
• Emma Navarro (born 2001), American tennis player
• Ernesto de la Guardia Navarro (1904–1983), President of Panama from 1956 to 1960
• Eugenio Navarro (1733–1810), Spanish military officer
• Fats Navarro (1923–1950), American jazz trumpet player
• Felipe Navarro García (1930–1994), nicknamed Yale, Spanish journalist
• Fernando Navarro (Spanish footballer) (born 1982)
• Francisco Yeste Navarro (born 1979), Spanish-Basque footballer and manager
• Franco Navarro (born 1961), Peruvian footballer, manager, and coach
• Frank Navarro (1931–2021), American football player and coach
• Guillermo Navarro (born 1955), Mexican cinematographer
• Hilario Navarro (born 1980), Argentine football goalkeeper
• Ibon Navarro (born 1976), Spanish basketball coach
• Iván Navarro (artist) (born 1972), Chilean artist
• Iván Navarro (tennis) (born 1981), Spanish tennis player
• Jason Navarro, American punk rock musician, vocalist in The Suicide Machines
• Javi Navarro (disambiguation), multiple people
• Johnny Navarro, British musician, vocalist and guitarist in Devilish Presley
• José Antonio Navarro (1795–1871), Texas statesman, revolutionary, and politician
• Juan Carlos Navarro (basketball) (born 1980), Spanish basketball player
• Juan Carlos Navarro (politician) (born 1961), Panamanian politician
• Juan José Navarro, 1st Marquess of Victoria (1687–1772), Captain General of the Spanish Navy
• Julio Navarro (astrophysicist) (born 1962), Argentinian professor of astronomy
• Julio Navarro (baseball) (1934–2018), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Luis Antonio García Navarro (1941–2001), Spanish conductor
• Kenn Navarro, Filipino-American animator of Happy Tree Friends
• Kimberly Navarro (born 1981), American ice dancer
• Manel Navarro (born 1996), Spanish singer
• Mariano Navarro Rubio (1913–2001), Spanish politician
• Marysa Navarro (born 1934), Spanish-American historian
• Millito Navarro (1905–2011), Puerto Rican baseball player
• Myriam Hernández Navarro (born 1967), Chilean singer-songwriter and television presenter
• Nancy Navarro (born 1965), Venezuelan-American politician in Maryland
• Natalia Navarro (born 1987), Miss Colombia 2009
• Nelson Navarro (born 1949), Curaçaoan politician
• Nicolás Navarro (Mexican footballer) (born 1963), Mexican football goalkeeper
• Nick Navarro (1929–2011), Cuban-American sheriff and businessman
• Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto (c. 1460 – 1528), Spanish engineer and general
• Peter Navarro (born 1949), American economist, Director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, Trump Administration
• Rafael Sánchez Navarro (born 1958), Spanish-Mexican actor
• Ray Navarro (1964–1990), American artist, filmmaker, and HIV/AIDS activist
• Robert Navarro (politician) (born 1952), French politician
• Robert Navarro (footballer) (born 2002), Spanish footballer
• Roberto Navarro (born 1988), boxer from the Dominican Republic
• Roberto Navarro (journalist) (born 1959), Argentine journalist
• Rosita L. Navarro, Filipina president of Centro Escolar University in Manila
• Ryan Navarro (born 1994), American football player
• Samantha Navarro (born 1971), Uruguayan singer and composer
• Samuel Lewis Navarro (born 1957), Panamanian politician
• Sergio Navarro (footballer, born 1936), Chilean football player
• Sergio Navarro (footballer, born 1979), Spanish association football player and manager
• Vhong Navarro (born 1977), Filipino actor, singer, and host
• Víctor Navarro, Venezuelan activist
• Yamaico Navarro (born 1987), Dominican Republic baseball player
• Yvonne Navarro (born 1957), American author