The name Romero is a nickname type of surname for a Roman or an Italian. The name was originally derived from the Latin word Romaeus and the Greek word Romaios, which mean

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

. #A person on a religious journey or pilgrimage from Rome (possibly to Jerusalem)

Other variations of the surname

*Roemer, a Middle High German and Swiss name meaning a pilgrim to the Holy Land *Romer, an English and Dutch name meaning a religious pilgrim or religious warrior carrying a sacred object on his way to the Holy Land *Rohmer, an Icelandic name meaning a guardian of a sacred place *Romeo, an Italian name meaning a pilgrim to Rome *Romeu, a Portuguese and Catalan name meaning someone on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land *Romeos, a Modern Greek name meaning pilgrim to Jerusalem *Romemu, a Hebraic word meaning one who exalts or glorifies a deity *Robero, a surname derived from the given name

Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

In the genealogical record in the Philippines

Romero is one of the surnames that were given by the Spaniards during the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines and the rest of other colonial nations in order to avoid confusion and technically, as a replacement of the indigenous surnames that were difficult to pronounce among Spaniards, altogether with the Catholic conversions as well. Majority of the ethnic Filipinos did not inherit their Spanish surnames, but obtained them for colonial purposes.

Surname

A list of people with the surname Romero:

Academics

Aldemaro Romero Jr. Aldemaro Romero Jr. (born September 11, 1951, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan/American scientist, communicator, and public intellectual. He has published more than 1,100 works, more than 30 books and monographs, and produced, directed, written and/or ...

(born 1951), Venezuelan-American biologist * E. Antonio Romero (1925–2005), Guatemalan philosopher, historian and writer * Francisco Romero (1891–1962), Argentine philosopher * Xavier Romero Frías (born 1954), Spanish anthropologist

Artists and designers

* Covadonga Romero Rodríguez (1917–2018), Spanish artist *

Brenda Romero Brenda Louise Romero (née Garno, born October 12, 1966), previously known as Brenda Brathwaite, is an American game designer and developer in the video game industry. She was born in Ogdensburg, New York and is a graduate of Clarkson University. ...

(born 1966), American computer game designer and developer * Enrique Badía Romero (born 1930), Spanish comics artist known as Romero *

Frank Romero Frank Edward Romero (born July 11, 1941) is an American artist considered to be a pioneer in the Chicano art movement. Romero's paintings and mural works explore Chicano and Los Angeles iconography, often featuring palm trees and bright colors. ...

(born 1941), American painter, part of the

Chicano art movement The Chicano Art Movement represents groundbreaking movements by Mexican-American artists to establish a unique artistic identity in the United States. Much of the art and the artists creating Chicano Art were heavily influenced by Chicano Movement ( ...

. *

John Romero John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Secon ...

(born 1967), American computer game programmer and designer

Politics and activists

* Alfredo Romero (born 1969), Venezuelan lawyer and human rights activist *

Anthony D. Romero Anthony D. Romero (Born July 9, 1965) is the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union. He assumed the position in 2001 as the first Latino and openly gay man to do so. Early life and education Romero was born in Bronx, New York ...

(born 1965), American lawyer, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union *

Carlos Romero Barceló Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló (September 4, 1932 – May 2, 2021) was a Puerto Rican politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1977 to 1985. He was the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party (PNP). He als ...

(1932–2021), Puerto Rican politician * Carmen Romero Rubio (1864–1944), former Mexican First Lady * Christy Goldsmith Romero, American lawyer, Special Inspector General of the

Troubled Asset Relief Program The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) is a program of the United States government to purchase toxic assets and equity from financial institutions to strengthen its financial sector that was passed by Congress and signed into law by President ...

* Edward L. Romero (born 1934), American entrepreneur and diplomat * Flerida Ruth Pineda-Romero (1929–2017), former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines * Gloria Romero (born 1955), American politician * Ignacio Romero Osborne (1903-1985), Spanish Carlist activist *

Ignacio Romero Raizábal Ignacio Romero Raizábal (1901-1975) was a Spanish writer and a Carlist activist. In the 1930s in Cantabria he gained some local recognition as a poet, while in the early Francoist era he was moderately known nationwide as the author of novels a ...

(1901-1975), Spanish writer and Carlist activist *

Jorge Romero Romero Jorge Romero Romero (10 November 1964 – 16 July 2021) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( es, Partido Revolucionario Institucional, ; abbr. PRI) is a politi ...

(1964–2021), Mexican politician * Juan Carlos Romero (born 1950), Argentine politician, son of Roberto Romero, senator of the Salta Province *

Kate de Romero Kate de Romero, also known as Doña Kate and Kate Romero, is the wife of former Puerto Rico Governor Carlos Romero Barceló and served as First Lady of Puerto Rico from 1977 to 1985. She also served as a Trustee of the Conservation Trust of Pue ...

, former Puerto Rican First Lady *

Melinda Romero Donnelly Melinda Kathleen Romero Donnelly (born October 8, 1971) is a Puerto Rican politician, and former senator and Representative for the New Progressive Party (PNP). She is the youngest daughter of former Governor of Puerto Rico Carlos Romero Barcel ...

(born 1971), Puerto Rican politician * Miguel Romero (born 1970), Puerto Rican politician *St.

Óscar Romero Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (15 August 1917 – 24 March 1980) was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Salvador, the Titular Bishop of Tambeae, as Bishop of Santiago ...

(1917–1980), assassinated Salvadoran Roman Catholic Archbishop *

Regina Romero Regina Romero (born September 20, 1974) is an American politician. She is mayor of Tucson, Arizona, having been elected after previously serving on the city council. She is the first woman and first person of Mexican descent to hold the office s ...

(born 1974), American politician, mayor of Tucson, Arizona * Richard M. Romero (born 1944), American politician * Roberto Romero (1927–1992), Argentine businessman, founder of ''El Tribuno'' newspaper, governor of Salta Province * Trinidad Romero (1835–1918), American politician and rancher

Cinema and television

* Carlos Romero (1927–2007), American actor *

Cesar Romero Cesar Julio Romero Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was an American actor and activist. He was active in film, radio, and television for almost sixty years. His wide range of screen roles included Latin lovers, historical figures in c ...

(1907–1994), American actor *

Chanda Romero Chanda V. Romero (born February 26, 1954) is a Filipina actress. She is mostly seen on GMA Network. She played supporting roles and leading roles in many films during the early and late 1970s. Her prolific work in sexy comedies and dramas cau ...

(born 1954), Filipina actress *

Constantino Romero Constantino Romero García (29 May 1947 – 12 May 2013) was a Spanish actor and presenter. Due to his deep voice, he was most known for dubbing into Spanish and Catalan other actors like Clint Eastwood, James Earl Jones and Arnold Schwarzenegge ...

(1947–2013), Spanish actor, voice actor and presenter *

Eddie Romero Edgar Sinco Romero, (July 7, 1924 – May 28, 2013), commonly known as Eddie Romero, was a Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter. Early life Romero was born on July 7, 1924. His father was José E. Romero, the first Philippi ...

(1924–2013), Filipino film director * George A. Romero (1940–2017), American film director * Gloria Romero (born 1933), Filipina actress

Music

Aldemaro Romero Aldemaro Romero (March 12, 1928 – September 15, 2007) was a Venezuelan pianist, composer, arranger and orchestral conductor. He was born in Valencia, Carabobo State. Biography Romero was a prolific composer, creating a wide range of music, suc ...

(1928–2007), Venezuelan musician *

Chan Romero Robert Lee "Chan" Romero (born July 7, 1941) is an American rock and roll performer, best known for his 1959 song, "Hippy Hippy Shake". Life and career Romero was born in Billings, Montana, Billings, Montana. His father was of Spanish people, Sp ...

(born 1941), American rock and roll singer * Danny Romero (born 1995), Spanish singer born Daniel Ramírez Romero *

Dyango José Gómez Romero, artistically known as Dyango (born March 5, 1940), nicknamed "The Voice of Love", is a Spanish musician and singer of romantic music. He is widely regarded as one of the most romantic Spanish singers, and one of the best p ...

(born 1940), Spanish musician born José Gómez Romero * Eladio Romero Santos (1937–2001), Dominican musician *

Jesús Adrián Romero Jesús Adrián Romero Ibarra is a Mexican musician, author and singer from Hermosillo. Romero is the founder and president of Vástago Producciones, a record label dedicated to the production and distribution of music with a Christian message. ...

(born 1965), Mexican Christian worship singer *

Nicky Romero Nick Rotteveel (; born January 6, 1989), professionally known as Nicky Romero or Monocule, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer from Amerongen, Utrecht Province. He has worked with, and received support from DJs, such as Tiësto, Fedde le ...

(born 1989), Dutch electronic music producer and DJ * Paul Romero (born 1965), United States computer game music composer *

The Romeros Los Romeros, The Romero Guitar Quartet, is a guitar quartet, sometimes known as "The Royal Family of the Guitar" — their personnel consists entirely of members of the Romero family. The quartet was founded in 1960 by Celedonio Romero, who ...

, Spanish classical guitar quartet featuring: **

Celedonio Romero Celedonio Romero (2 March 1913 – 8 May 1996) was a guitarist, composer and poet, perhaps best known as the founder of The Romeros guitar quartet. Biography Celedonio Romero was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba,. Retrieved 2009/10/14 while his paren ...

(1913–1996), classical guitarist, poet and composer **

Celin Romero Celin Romero (born November 23, 1936 in Málaga) is a classical guitarist and member of the guitar quartet the Romeros. He is the eldest son of Celedonio Romero, who in 1957 left Spain for the United States with his family. On February 11, 2000 ...

(born 1936), classical guitarist (son of Celedonio) **

Pepe Romero Pepe Romero (born March 8, 1944, in Málaga, Spain) is a classical and flamenco guitarist. Biography Early life Pepe Romero was born in Spain, the second son of celebrated guitarist and composer Celedonio Romero, who was his only guitar t ...

(born 1944), classical guitarist (son of Celedonio) ** Angel Romero (born 1946), classical guitarist and conductor (son of Celedonio)

Sports

* Romero (bullfighter family), a dynasty of 18th and 19th century bullfighters from Ronda, Andalusia, Spain, its most famous members being: ** Francisco Romero (1700–1763), Spanish bullfighter ** Juan Romero, Spanish bullfighter ** José Romero, Spanish bullfighter **

Pedro Romero Pedro Romero Martínez (19 November 1754 – 10 February 1839) was a legendary bullfighter from the Romero family in Ronda, Spain. His grandfather Francisco is credited with advancing the art of using the muleta; his father and two brothers we ...

(1754–1839), Spanish bullfighter * Alfredo Romero (athlete) (born 1972), Puerto Rican track and field athlete *

Andrés Romero Andrés Fabián Romero (born 8 May 1981) is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on both the PGA Tour and European Tour. Career Romero was born in Tucumán. He won his European Tour card by finishing 14th on the Challenge Tour rankings ...

(born 1967), Chilean footballer *

(born 1981), Argentine golfer * Ángel Romero (1932–2007), Mexican cyclist * Ángel Romero (born 1992), Paraguayan footballer * Antonio Romero (born 1968), Mexican sprint canoeist * Arturo Colón Romero (born 1928), Puerto Rican chess master * Austin Romero (born 1981), American ring announcer known as Mike Rome *

Camilo Romero Camilo Romero (born 30 March 1970) is a Mexican former footballer who played as a left-back. Romero was a member of the Mexico national football team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He earned fourteen caps for the nat ...

(born 1970), Mexican football (soccer) player * Carmen Romero (born 1950), Cuban discus thrower * Cibeles Romero (born 1978), Spanish field hockey player * Cristian Romero (born 1998), Argentine footballer *

Curro Romero Francisco Romero López (born 1 December 1933) is a Spanish bullfighter, known as Curro Romero. Born in Camas, near Seville. He started his professional career in La Pañoleta (Seville), on August 22, 1954, together with Limeño. His first c ...

(born 1933), Spanish bullfighter (not a member the Romero dynasty) *

Eduardo Romero Eduardo Alejandro Romero (17 July 1954 – 13 February 2022) was an Argentine professional golfer. Nicknamed "El Gato" ("The Cat"), he won over 80 professional tournaments around the world, including eight on the European Tour and five on the C ...

(born 1954), Argentine golfer * Enrique Romero (born 1971), Spanish footballer * Gonzalo Romero (born 1975), Guatemalan footballer * J. C. Romero (born 1976), Puerto Rican baseball player *

Jhon Romero Jhon Jairo Romero (born January 17, 1995) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He made his MLB debut with the Washington Nationals in 2021 and has also played for the Minnesota Twins. Career Chicago Cubs As a boy, Rom ...

(born 1995), Colombian baseball player *

(born 1976), American football player *

JoJo Romero Joseph Abel Romero (born September 9, 1996), is an American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2020 to 2022. Early life Romero was born on Septe ...

(born 1996), American baseball player * Jordan Romero (born 1996), American mountain climber, the youngest person to climb the Seven Summits - the highest peaks on every continent * José Romero (1878–????), Cuban baseball player * Jose Romero (born 1971), Chilean Australian rules footballer * José 'Joselito' Romero Jiménez (born 1985), Spanish footballer * José Romero Santos (born 1936), Cuban rower * José Antonio Romero Morilla (born 1980), Spanish football manager * José Luis Romero (born 1945), Spanish footballer and coach * José Santos Romero (born 1951), Argentine footballer and manager * Julio César Romero (born 1960), Paraguayan footballer *

Leo Romero Leo Romero (born November 28, 1986) is a professional skateboarder whose early skateboarding influences included Heath Kirchart, Jamie Thomas and Andrew Reynolds. Early life Romero was born in Fontana, California, United States and is the son ...

(born 1986), Mexican American professional skateboarder *

Leticia Romero Leticia Romero González (born 28 May 1995) is a Spanish basketball player from Agüimes who plays for Valencia Basket and the Spain women's national basketball team. She played three years in the Spain's top-tier league before spending her U.S ...

(born 1995), Spanish basketball player * Liborio Romero (born 1979), Mexican boxer * Luka Romero (born 2004), Mexican footballer * Mario Antonio Romero (born 1980), Argentine footballer * Mary Romero (born 1985), Spanish professional boxer * Mauricio Martín Romero (born 1983), Argentine footballer * Miguel Ángel Sebastián Romero (born 1979), Argentine footballer who plays for Independiente Rivadavia * Miguel Colón Romero, Puerto Rican chess master *

(born 1992), Paraguayan footballer * Oscar Romero (born 1996), American soccer player * Pablo Romero (born c. 1960), Cuban amateur boxer * Ramón Romero (1959–1988), Dominican baseball player *

Randy Romero Randy Paul Romero (December 22, 1957 – August 29, 2019) was a Hall of Fame jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. Born into a family involved with horses, his father Lloyd J. Romero was a Louisiana state trooper who trained A ...

(1957–2019), American jockey * Raúl Romero (born 1935), Argentine wrestler * Rafael Romero (born 1938), Venezuelan track and field athlete * Rebecca Romero (born 1980), British track cyclist and rower * Ricardo Romero (1899–????), Chilean Olympic fencer * Ricardo Romero (born 1978), American mixed martial arts fighter * Ricky Romero (1931–2006), American professional wrestler * Ricky Romero (born 1984), American baseball pitcher *

Rito Romero Rito Romero Loza (May 19, 1927 - January 18, 2001) was a successful luchador who wrestled in Mexico and in the NWA territories of Texas and Los Angeles. He appeared in several films in his native country along with a number of other luchadors. H ...

(1927–2001), Mexican professional wrestler *

Rocky Romero John R. Rivera (born October 28, 1982) is a Puerto Rican-American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is currently signed non-exclusively to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), better known by his ring name Rocky Romero (ロッ ...

(born 1982), ring name of Cuban-born American professional wrestler John Rivera * Rolland Romero (1914–1975), American triple jumper * Sebastián Ariel Romero (born 1978), Argentine footballer *

Sergio Romero Sergio Germán Romero (; born 22 February 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Boca Juniors. He has also played for the Argentina national team. Romero made his debut with Racing Club in the Argentin ...

(born 1987), Argentine football goalkeeper * Seth Romero (born 1996), American baseball player *

Tommy Romero Tommy Romero (born July 8, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays and Washington Nationals. Amateur career Romer ...

(born 1997), American baseball player * Vicente Romero (born 1987), Spanish footballer *

Yoel Romero Yoel Romero Palacio (born April 30, 1977) is a Cuban professional mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division for Bellator MMA. Romero formerly competed in the Middleweight divi ...

(born 1977), Cuban mixed martial artist

Fictional characters

* Romero, a fictional character in the anime series ''Beyblade'' * Romero Malcolm, a fictional character in the book series "All For The Game".