Cordero History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

The long and noble heritage behind the name of Cordero first began in medieval Spain. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in Spain, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Cordero family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Cordero was an occupational name for a shepherd. Further research showed the name was derived from the Spanish word Cordero, which means lamb.

Early Origins of the Cordero family

The surname Cordero was first found in Asturias, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Cordero family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cordero research. Another 305 words (22 lines of text) covering the years 1238, 1641 and 1722 are included under the topic Early Cordero History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cordero Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cordero, Cordeiro, Cordera, Cordeira and others.

Early Notables of the Cordero family

Notable bearers of the family name Cordero

were seventeenth century dramatist Jacinto Cordero, who wrote plays in Spanish and Portuguese
eighteenth century Peruvian military officer Joaquín Cordero

Cordero Ranking

In the United States, the name Cordero is the 1,545^th most popular surname with an estimated 19,896 people with that name. 1

Cordero migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cordero Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Yñigo Cordero, who sailed to New Spain in 1536
Juan Cordero, who sailed to Florida in 1538

Cordero Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

M Cordero, aged 38, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
I Cordero, aged 35, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1831 2
Ynigo Cordero, who landed in New Spain in 1836 2
Juan Cordero, who landed in Florida in 1838 2
Antonio Cordero, aged 22, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1858 2
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Cordero Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Andres Cordero, aged 35, who immigrated to America from Havana, Cuba, in 1911
Augustine Cordero, aged 20, who landed in America, in 1915
Adela Cordero, aged 23, who settled in America, in 1917
Carmen Cordero, aged 1, who settled in America, in 1919
Antonio Cordero, aged 31, who landed in America, in 1921
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Contemporary Notables of the name Cordero (post 1700) +

Chad Patrick Cordero (b. 1982), American Major League Baseball player
César Borja Cordero (1882-1927), Spanish writer
Tatiana Cordero Velázquez (1961-2021), Ecuadorian feminist activist, considered one of the forerunners in the fight for the rights of women and LGBT populations in the country
Nicholas Eduardo Alberto Cordero (1978-2020), Canadian Tony award nominated Broadway actor; he died at the age of 41 from COVID-19 complication
Irma Cordero (1942-2019), Peruvian volleyball player who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics
Livio Besso Cordero (1948-2018), Italian politician, Senator from 1996 to 2001
Fernando Patricio Cordero Fonseca (b. 1987), Chilean footballer
Víctor Cordero Flores (b. 1973), retired Costa Rican football player
Rafael Cordero Santiago (1942-2004), better known as "Churumba," Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico (1989 to 2004)
Francisco Javier Cordero (b. 1975), Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher
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Historic Events for the Cordero family +

Arrow Air Flight 1285

Mr. Miguel Angel Cordero (1960-1985), American Sergeant from Paterson, New Jersey, USA who died in the Arrow Air Flight 1285 crash 3

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
American War Memorials - Flight 1285. (Retrieved 2016, August 24) . Retrieved from http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=317&MemID=550