Quintero (surname)

Quintero (surname)

Family name |name= Quintero |pronunciation= Quintero


caption= Quintero Coat of Arms.
meaning= The fifth takers.
region= Spain, Castile|origin= Latin
related names = numerous
footnotes = [ [http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html 1990 Census Name Files ] ]

Quintero is a Spanish surname originating in the Spanish region of Castile. The name comes from "Quinto" or "Quinta" which means "fifth". Quintero was a renter of Quintas (also known as "Haciendas", Spanish for "Ranches". The Quintero would rent one fifth of the land and would pay as rent one fifith of his produce of the land to the landlord.

Related surnames

*Quintana
*Quinteros
*Quinto

External links

* [http://www.art-marble.com/escudos/lista1/q.html art-marble.com - list of Surnames]


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