Quintero (surname)
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.
 Quintero Coat of Arms | |
| Pronunciation | Quintero |
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| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | The fifth takers |
| Region of origin | Spain, Castile |
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Others 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
- Rafael Caro Quintero (born 1952, Mexican drug trafficker)
- Quintero brothers, Spanish dramatists:
- Hermanos Álvarez Quintero (1871–1938)
- Joaquín Álvarez Quintero (1873–1944)
References
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