Quintera Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Quintera is a branch of the Quintero name tree. Its meaning, shared with Quintero, is “Estate tenant”.

You may also find the name written Quinteros. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Before spelling was fixed, Quintero was also written Quintera.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Quintera, so the heraldry linked to Quintero is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Quintera report, with a museum-style coat of arms.