Quintero (surname)
For other uses, see Quintero (disambiguation).
| Quintero | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
 Quintero Coat of Arms. | |
| Pronunciation | Quintero |
| Meaning | The fifth takers. |
| Region of origin | Spain, Castile |
| Footnotes: [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-fifith of his produce of the land to the landlord.
Others have suggested, not dissimilarly, that the surname is habitational, derived from a placed called Quintero in Ourense province, so named from quinteiro, meaning "farmstead".[3]
People with the surname
- Alejandra Quintero (born 1976), Mexican beauty pageant contestant
- Armando Quintero Martínez (born 1954), Mexican politician
- Carlos Alberto Quintero Cubides (born 1987), Colombian photographer and graphic designer
- 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 Agustín Quintero (1829–1885), journalist, lawyer, poet, and revolutionary
- José Quintero Parra (1902–1984), Venezuelan cardinal
- José Agustín Quintero (1829–1885), Cuban journalist revolutionary
- Juan Fernando Quintero (born 1993), Colombian footballer
- Rafael Caro Quintero (born 1952, Mexican drug trafficker
- Quintero brothers, Spanish dramatists:
- Hermanos Álvarez Quintero (1871–1938)
- Joaquín Álvarez Quintero (1873–1944)
Related surnames
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