Romero

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

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. (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 (born 1966), American computer game designer and developer

Enrique Badía Romero (1930–2024), Spanish comics artist known as Romero

Frank Romero (born 1941), American painter, part of the Chicano art movement.

John Romero (born 1967), American computer game programmer and designer

Politics and activists

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

Anthony D. Romero (born 1965), American lawyer, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union

Bettina Romero (born 1978), Argentine politician

Camilo Romero (born 1976), Colombian politician

Carlos Romero Barceló (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

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

Gloria Romero León (born 1964), Mexican politician

Ignacio Romero Osborne (1903–1985), Spanish Carlist activist

Ignacio Romero Raizábal (1901–1975), Spanish writer and Carlist activist

Jorge Romero Romero (1964–2021), Mexican politician

Juan Carlos Romero (born 1950), Argentine politician, son of Roberto Romero, senator of the Salta Province

Cinema and television

Carlos Romero (1927–2007), American actor

Cesar Romero (1907–1994), American actor

Chanda Romero (born 1954), Filipina actress

Constantino Romero (1947–2013), Spanish actor, voice actor and presenter

Custodia Romero (1905–1974), Spanish flamenco dancer and actress

Eddie Romero (1924–2013), Filipino film director

George A. Romero (1940–2017), American film director

Gloria Romero (1933–2025), Filipina actress

Hernán Romero (1942–2025), Peruvian actor

Manuel Romero (director) (1891–1954), Argentine film director

Pia Romero (former stage name of Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach; born 1989), Filipina actress, model and beauty queen

Susana Romero (actress) (born 1958), Argentine actress

Music

Aldemaro Romero (1928–2007), Venezuelan musician

Chan Romero (1941–2024), American rock and roll singer

Danny Romero (born 1995), Spanish singer born Daniel Ramírez Romero

Dyango (born 1940), Spanish musician born José Gómez Romero

Eladio Romero Santos (1937–2001), Dominican musician

Jesús Adrián Romero (born 1965), Mexican Christian worship singer

Nicky Romero (born 1989), Dutch electronic music producer and DJ

Paul Romero (born 1965), United States computer game music composer

Ronnie Romero (born 1981), Chilean heavy metal singer

The Romeros, Spanish classical guitar quartet featuring:

Celedonio Romero (1913–1996), classical guitarist, poet and composer

Celin Romero (born 1936), classical guitarist (son of Celedonio)

Pepe Romero (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 (1754–1839), Spanish bullfighter

Alfredo Romero (athlete) (born 1972), Puerto Rican track and field athlete

Andrés Romero (born 1981), Argentine golfer

Andrés Romero (born 1967), Chilean footballer

Andrés Romero (born 1989), Argentine footballer

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

Braian Romero (born 1991), Argentine footballer

Camila Romero (born 1998), Ecuadorian tennis player

Camilo Romero (born 1970), Mexican footballer

Carmen Romero (born 1950), Cuban discus thrower

Fictional characters

Romero, a fictional character in the anime series Beyblade

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

Brody Romero, a fictional character in the television series Power Rangers Ninja Steel

Jane Romero, a fictional character in the video game "Dead By Daylight".

Sheriff Alex Romero, a fictional character in the television series Bates Motel