Erayga "San Carlos Apache" waxa loola jeedaa qabiil Maraykan ah oo asal ahaan ka soo jeeda kooxda Apache ee degan koonfurta bari ee gobolka Arizona, Maraykanka. Magaca "San Carlos" waxaa la siiyay boos celinta qabiilka, kaas oo ay dhistay dawladda federaalka 1871 oo loogu magac daray Wabiga San Carlos ee u dhow. Erayga “Apache” waxa uu ka soo jeedaa erayga Zuni ee “apachu” oo macnihiisu yahay “cadow” ama “shisheeye”, asal ahaanna waxa loo adeegsaday in ay qabiilka ku tilmaamaan deriskooda.