Igorot is a Tagalog word for "mountain people" and denotes the inhabitants of the mountains of central Luzon. Igorot had a derogatory connotation implying backwardness and cultural inferiority.

There are seven major kinds of Igorots, these are: Apayao, Tinggian , Kalinga, Bontoc , Ifugao, Kankanai, and Ibaloi.