Cordero

Cordero
Place of origin	Spain

Cordero is a surname of Spanish and Italian origin. The name means young lamb per the Latin cordarius (a derivative of cordus meaning young or new) it may be the occupational name for a shepherd, or a nickname meaning lamb.

People with the surname

• Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (1925–2017), Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Angel Cordero Jr. (born 1942), Puerto Rican jockey
• Atilano Cordero Badillo (born 1943), Puerto Rican entrepreneur and supermarket owner
• Chad Cordero (born 1982), American professional baseball player
• Desirée Cordero Ferrer (born 1993), Spanish model, Miss Spain 2014
• Eugene Cordero, American actor
• Federico A. Cordero (1928–2012), Puerto Rican classical guitarist
• Franchy Cordero (born 1994), Dominican baseball player
• Francisco Cordero (born 1975), Dominican professional baseball player
• Georgina Febres-Cordero (1861–1925), Venezuelan nun
• Gilda Cordero-Fernando (1930–2020), Filipina writer and publisher

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  Joaquín Cordero (1923–2013), Mexican actor
• Jorge Cordero (musician) (born 1952), Cuban singer, guitarist and percussionist
• Jorge Cordero (footballer) (born 1962), Peruvian footballer
• Juan Cordero (1822–1884), Mexican painter and muralist
• Juan César Cordero Dávila (1904–1965), Puerto Rican Major General in the US Army
• León Febres Cordero (1931–2008), President of Ecuador 1984–1988
• Luca Cordero di Montezemolo (born 1947), Italian businessman, Chairman of Ferrari
• Luis Cordero Crespo (1833–1912), President of Ecuador 1892–1895
• Maria Cordero (a.k.a. Fat Mama Maria) (born 1954), singer, actress, and chef from Macau
• Mariana Cordero, Spanish actress
• Mario Cordero (a.k.a. Catato) (1930–2002), Costa Rican professional football player and coach
• Miguel Febres Cordero (1854–1910), Ecuadoran educator, member of the Christian Brothers order
• Nick Cordero (1978–2020), Canadian actor
• Olga Sánchez Cordero (born 1955), Mexican jurist, Supreme Court Justice
• Paquito Cordero (1932–2009), Puerto Rican comedian and television producer
• Rafael "Churumba" Cordero Santiago (1942–2004), Puerto Rican politician, Mayor of Ponce 1989–2004
• Rafael Cordero (1790–1868), Puerto Rican educator, known as “The Father of Public Education in Puerto Rico”
• Rodrigo Cordero (born 1973), Costa Rican professional football player
• Víctor Cordero (born 1973), Costa Rican professional football player
• Roque Cordero (1917–2008), Panamanian-American composer
• Sebastián Cordero (born 1972), Ecuadoran film director, writer, and editor
• Wil Cordero (a.k.a. Coco) (born 1971), Puerto Rican professional baseball player
• Winnie Cordero (born 1966), Filipina comedian, actress, and TV host

See also

• Camp Cordero Water Aerodrome, aerodrome in British Columbia, Canada
• Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, stadium in Heredia, Costa Rica
• Cordero Rojo Mine, coal mine in Wyoming, United States