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Descriptive surname · Spanish

Romero

"pilgrim to Rome"

Say it

roh-MEH-roh

Where it comes from

romero (pilgrim; also rosemary)

Meaning of the surname Romero

Romero is a Spanish surname of the descriptive type meaning "pilgrim to Rome". It is one of the 50 most common surnames in Mexico. Twenty-sixth in Mexico.

A nickname that stuck: Moreno (dark-haired), Delgado (thin), Rubio (fair), Bravo (fierce), Cortés (courteous).

In Mexico a person carries two surnames, the father's and then the mother's, so Romero appears as either half of a pair: Romero García, López Romero. Read how the two-surname system works.

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