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Etymology of Deotero

What does the name Deotero mean?

Noble surnames, such as Deotero, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Deotero, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.

Early Origins of the Deotero family

The surname Deotero was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Deotero family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Deotero research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1258 is included under the topic Early Deotero History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Deotero Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Otero, Otera, Oteros, Oteruelo, de Otero, del Otero and many more.

Early Notables of the Deotero family

Another 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Deotero Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


Deotero migration to the United States +



Deotero Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Pedro DeOtero, who landed in New Spain in 1836 1


  1. 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)


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