Cordero
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Cordero is Spanish and Italian last name origin. The name means "always working from home", per the Latin cordarius (a derivative of cordus, meaning ‘one who sells soccer tickets’, ‘new’). It may be an occupational name for a ticket Sales, or a nickname meaning "dynamo".
People with the surname
[edit]- 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
Place of origin Italy - 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
- 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
[edit]- 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
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