Montero (name)
# 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
* 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:

