Otero

For other uses, see Otero (disambiguation).

Otero is a Spanish surname, and an occasional given name, derived from the Spanish word for height, and indicating a family history of having come from a geographically high place. ^[1] The name also reflects association with places in Spain having this name. ^[1]

People

Surname

• Alejandra Otero (born 1983), Venezuelan comedian
• Alejandro Otero (1921–1990), Venezuelan artist, writer and cultural promoter
• Angel Pérez Otero (born 1970), Puerto Rican politician
• Blas de Otero (1916–1979), Spanish poet
• Clementina Otero (1909–1996), Mexican actress
• Dan Otero (born 1985), American baseball player
• Jaime Otero Calderon (1921-1970), Bolivian congressman, mayor, secretary general, and journalist
• Jorge Otero (born 1969), Spanish footballer
• Jorge Otero Barreto (born 1937), the Puerto Rican Rambo
• La Belle Otero (1868–1965), Spanish-born dancer, actress and courtesan
• Luis Otero Mujica (1879–1940), Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army
• Marcelo Otero (born 1971), Uruguayan footballer
• Maria Otero (born 1950), Bolivian-born American under secretary of State
• Mariano Sabino Otero (1844-1904), territorial delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico
• Miguel Antonio Otero (born 1829) (1829–1882), territorial delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico
• Miguel Antonio Otero (born 1859) (1859–1944), territorial governor of New Mexico and author
• Miguel Otero Lathrop (1930–2025), Chilean politician, senator and ambassador
• Miguel Otero Silva (1908–1985), Venezuelan writer, journalist, humorist and politician
• Olimpio Otero Vergés (1845-1911), Puerto Rican merchant, attorney, composer, musical editor, and civic leader
• Reggie Otero (1915-1988), Cuban baseball player
• Valerie Otero, American physics educator

Given name

• Otero Pedrayo (1888–1976), Galician geographer, writer and intellectual

References

1. Richard Donovon Woods, Grace Alvarez-Altman, Spanish surnames in the southwestern United States: a dictionary (1978), p. 102.