GUERRERO Surname Meaning & Origin:

Guerrero is thought to have originated as a nickname which described either a soldier who had returned home from the war, or an aggressive individual. Derived from the word guerre, meaning "war."

Guerrero is the 54th most common Hispanic surname.

Surname Origin:

Spanish, Portuguese, Italian

Alternate Surname Spellings:

GUERERRO, GUERRE, GUIERRE, LAGUERRE, GUERRA, GUERRERO, GUERREIRO, GUERRI and GUERRIERO.


Also the English WARR or WARRE.

Famous People with the Surname GUERRERO::

• Eddie Guerrero - famous American wrestler, part of the famed Guerrero wrestling family.
  
• Vladimir Guerrero - Major League Baseball player from the Dominican Republic.
  
• Vicente Guerrero – Second president of Mexico

Where do People with the Guerrero Surname Live?:

According to Public Profiler: World Names the majority of individuals with the Guerrero surname live in Spain, followed by concentrations in Argentina, the United States, France, and Switzerland. Public Profiler doesn't include information from all countries, however, including Mexico and Venezuela.

Genealogy Resources for the Surname GUERRERO:

100 Common Hispanic Surnames & Their Meanings
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The Guererro DNA Project
This ancestral y-DNA testing project is open to any male with any spelling of the Guerrero surname.

Ancestry.com - Guerrero Genealogy Records (free trial or subscription required)
Thousands of records for individuals with the Guerrero surname can be found on the subscription website Ancestry.com, including births, marriages, census, immigration and military records.

GeneaNet - Guerrero Records
GeneaNet includes archival records, family trees, and other resources for individuals with the Guerrero surname, with a concentration on records and families from France, Spain, and other European countries.

GUERRERO Family Genealogy Forum
Search this popular genealogy forum for the Guerrero surname to find others who might be researching your ancestors, or post your own Guerrero query.

FamilySearch - GUERRERO Genealogy
Find records, queries, and lineage-linked family trees posted for the Guerrero surname and its variations.

GUERRERO Surname & Family Mailing Lists
RootsWeb hosts several free mailing lists for researchers of the Guerrero surname.

Cousin Connect - GUERRERO Genealogy Queries
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DistantCousin.com - GUERRERO Genealogy & Family History
Free databases and genealogy links for the last name Guerrero.

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References: Surname Meanings & Origins

Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.

Menk, Lars. A Dictionary of German Jewish Surnames. Avotaynu, 2005.

Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia. Avotaynu, 2004.

Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1989.

Hanks, Patrick. Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, 2003.

Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.

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