Montero (name)

Montero is a Spanish surname meaning the occupational name for a beater or other assistant at a hunt, from an agent derivative of monte, which, as well as meaning 'mountain', 'hill'. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Adalí Montero (born 1982), Peruvian singer-songwriter
 * Amaia Montero (born 1976), Spanish singer-songwriter
 * Carlos Caridad Montero (born 1967), Venezuelan film director
 * Edgardo Abdala Montero (born 1978), Palestinian-Chilean footballer
 * Elehuris Montero (born 1998), Dominican baseball player
 * Enrique Montero (born 1954), Spanish footballer
 * Fredy Montero (born 1987), Colombian soccer player
 * Gabriela Montero (born 1970), Venezuelan-American classical piano virtuoso
 * Irene Montero (born 1988), Spanish politician and psychologist
 * Jefferson Montero (born 1989), Ecuadorian footballer
 * Jesús Montero (born 1989), Venezuelan baseball player
 * Juan Esteban Montero (1879–1948), Chilean president (1931–1932)
 * Juan Manuel Montero Vázquez (1947–2012), Spanish military physician and Surgeon General
 * Keider Montero (born 2000), Venezuelan baseball player
 * Leonardo Montero, Argentine TV host
 * Mayra Montero (born 1952), Cuban-Puerto Rican writer
 * Miguel Montero (born 1983), Venezuelan-American baseball player
 * Miguel Montero (tango singer) (1922–1975), Argentine tango singer
 * Pablo Montero (born 1974), Mexican singer and actor
 * Paolo Montero (born 1971), Uruguayan footballer
 * Pilar Montero (1921–2012), American bar and restaurant owner
 * Rafael Montero (disambiguation), several people
 * Ricardo Montero (referee) (born 1979), Costa Rican football referee
 * Ricardo Montero (cyclist) (1902–1974), Spanish racing cyclist
 * Rosa Montero (born 1951), Spanish writer

Montero can also be used as a given name. Notable people with the given name include:
 * Montero Lamar Hill (born 1999), American rapper and singer-songwriter, known as Lil Nas X