Surname Quero

Origin and meaning

Quero is a surname that is located in the area Taranto, Sicily, Calabria and Salento. It could derive from nicknames derived from the Latin word 'querus' (in Italian quercia = oak), alluding to a population that lived in an area where this tree prevailed, or also to the strength and / or resistance person. Also, due to its presence in the South aly, there are researchers who consider that it could derive from the word e Salentino dialect 'cueru' = cuoio (it) = leather (esp.). It would be, i

Variants

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Entry compiled from specialized sources on Italian surname studies.

Sources

This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:

  • Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.