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
Quintero Coat of Arms
PronunciationQuintero
Origin
Word/nameLatin
MeaningThe fifth takers
Region of originSpain, 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]

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