Otero is a

Spanish surname Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

, and an occasional

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

, derived from the Spanish word for height, and indicating a family history of having come from a geographically high place.Richard Donovon Woods, Grace Alvarez-Altman, ''Spanish surnames in the southwestern United States: a dictionary'' (1978), p. 102. The name also reflects association with places in Spain having this name.

People

Surname

Alejandra Otero Alejandra Otero Ramia (born 18 May 1983) is a Venezuelan comedian and journalist. After working as a journalist in media such as Globovisión and El Nacional, Alejandra retired to dedicate herself to comedy, joining several comedy groups and ...

(born 1983), Venezuelan comedian *

Alejandro Otero Alejandro Otero (El Manteco, Bolívar, March 7, 1921 — Caracas, August 13, 1990) was a Venezuelan painter of Geometric abstraction, a sculptor, a writer and a cultural promoter. He was a founding member of the Los Disidentes group. Early ...

(1921–1990), Venezuelan artist, writer and cultural promoter *

Angel Pérez Otero Ángel Pérez Otero (born September 18, 1970) is a Puerto Rican politician, and former mayor of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. He was a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 2005 to 2012. Pérez was first elected to the House of Rep ...

(born 1970), Puerto Rican politician * Blas de Otero (1916–1979), Spanish poet * Clementina Otero (1909–1996), Mexican actress *

Dan Otero Daniel Anthony Otero (born February 19, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, and Cleveland Indians. Amateur career Otero went to Ran ...

(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 Luis Otero Mujica (14 March 1879, Putaendo – 1940) was a general and Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Army The Chilean Army () is the land arm of the Chilean Armed Forces. This 80,000-person army (9,200 of which are conscripts) is org ...

(1879–1940), Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army * Marcelo Otero (born 1971), Uruguayan footballer *

Maria Otero Maria Otero (born 1950) was the first holder of the office of the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights from January 15, 2012, through February 4, 2013. She also served as the President's Special Coordinator for Tibeta ...

(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) Miguel Antonio Otero II (October 17, 1859 – August 7, 1944) was an American politician, businessman, and author who served as the 16th Governor of New Mexico Territory from 1897 to 1906. He was the son of Miguel Antonio Otero, a prominent busi ...

(1859–1944), territorial governor of New Mexico and author *

Miguel Otero Lathrop Jorge Miguel Otero Lathrop (9 July 1930 – 1 March 2025) was a Chilean politician and diplomat who served as senator and ambassador. During the 1990s, he served as a senator for seven years. Later, during the first government of Sebastián P ...

(1930–2025), Chilean politician, senator and ambassador *

Miguel Otero Silva Miguel Otero Silva (October 26, 1908 – August 28, 1985), was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, humorist and politician. A figure of great relevance in Venezuelan literature, his literary and journalistic works related strictly to the socio-polit ...

(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 Valerie K. Otero is an American physics educator known for her work incorporating trained undergraduate learning assistants into university physics education and studying the effects of doing this on the preparation of future physics teachers. S ...

, American physics educator

Given name

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

References

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