Otero (family name)
Otero is a Galician family name. It is the Castilian version of the Galician-Portuguese name Outeiro, which comes from the Latin word Altariu. The word Otero stands for a hill that rises from the lowlands.
Name bearer
- Adrián Otero (1958–2012), Argentine singer
- Alejandro Otero (artist) (1921–1990), Venezuelan artist
- Alejandro Otero (policeman) († 2013), Uruguayan policeman and football referee
- Alejandro Otero Fernández (1888–1953), Mexican medic and politician
- Aníbal Otero (1911–1974), Spanish linguist
- Agustín Otero Largacha (1940-2004), Colombian clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Bogotá
- Blas de Otero (1916–1979), Spanish poet
- Carlos Almenar Otero (1926–2018), Venezuelan tenor
- Celso Otero (* 1958), Uruguayan soccer goalkeeper
- David Otero (* 1980), Spanish musician
- Francisco Otero Besteiro (1933–1994), Spanish artist
- Isabel Otero (* 1962), French actress
- Jorge Otero (* 1969), Spanish football player
- José Mora Otero (1897–1975), Uruguayan politician, diplomat and lawyer
- Juan Otero , Uruguayan soccer player
- Julia Otero (* 1959), Spanish journalist
- La Belle Otéro ( Caroline Otero; 1868–1965), Spanish dancer, singer and mistress
- Lisandro Otero (1933–2008), Cuban writer, journalist and diplomat
- Luis Otero Mujica (1879-1940), Chilean general
- Manolo Otero (1942–2011), Spanish singer and actor
- Marcelo Otero (* 1971), Uruguayan football player
- Mariana Otero (* 1963), French director
- Mariano S. Otero (1844–1904), American politician (New Mexico)
- Miguel Otero Silva (1908–1985), Venezuelan writer
- Miguel Antonio Otero senior (1829-1882), American politician (New Mexico)
- Miguel Antonio Otero (1859-1944), American politician (New Mexico)
- Ramón Otero Pedrayo (1888–1976), Spanish writer
- Sergio Pacheco Otero (* 1934), Mexican football player
- Steven Michael Otero (* 1990), Spanish weightlifter
- Vicente Leñero Otero (1933–2014), Mexican writer, dramaturge, journalist and screenwriter
- Xosé Otero Abeledo (1908–1996), Spanish painter