Quintero (surname)

Quintero

Quintero Coat of Arms
Pronunciation	Quintero
Origin
Word/name	Latin
Meaning	The fifth takers
Region of origin	Spain, Castile
[1]

Quintero is a Spanish surname originating in the Spanish region of Galicia.^[2] The name comes from quinto or quinta which means "fifth". It is possible that a "quintero" was a renter of quintas (also known as haciendas, the Spanish equivalent to a ranch). The quintero would rent one-fifth of the land and pay as rent one-fifth of his produce of the land to the landlord.

Others^[who?] have suggested, not dissimilarly, that the surname is habitational, derived from a place called Quintero in Ourense province, so named from quinteiro, meaning "farmstead".^[3]

Notable people[]

• Alejandra Quintero (born 1976), Mexican beauty pageant contestant
• Armando Quintero Martínez (born 1954), Mexican politician
• Gabriela Quintero (born 1973), Mexican musician of Rodrigo y Gabriela
• Hannelly Quintero (born 1985), Venezuelan model and presenter
• Humberto Quintero (born 1979), Venezuelan baseball player
• Ioamnet Quintero (born 1972), Cuban high jumper
• José Quintero (1924–1999), Panamanian theater director and teacher
• José Quintero Parra (1902–1984), Venezuelan cardinal
• José Agustín Quintero (1829–1885), Cuban journalist revolutionary
• Juan Fernando Quintero (born 1993), Colombian footballer
• Quintero brothers, Spanish dramatists:
  • Hermanos Álvarez Quintero (1871–1938)
  • Joaquín Álvarez Quintero (1873–1944)
• Rafael Caro Quintero (born 1952), Mexican drug lord

Related surnames[]

• Quintana
• Quinteros
• Quinto

References[]

External links[]

• art-marble.com - list of Surnames

Surname list

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