Cordero

Cordero is a Spanish and Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (b. 1925), Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
• Angel Cordero Jr. (b. 1942), Puerto Rican jockey
• Atilano Cordero Badillo (b. 1943), Puerto Rican entrepreneur and supermarket owner
• Chad Cordero (b. 1982), American professional baseball player
• Federico A. Cordero (b. 1928), Puerto Rican classical guitarist
• Francisco Cordero (b. 1975), Dominican professional baseball player
• Gilda Cordero-Fernando (contemporary), Filipina writer and publisher
• Jean Marc Cordero (b. 1986), Filipino Ballet Dancer
• Joaquín Cordero (1923–2013), Mexican actor
• Juan Cordero (1822-1884), Mexican painter and muralist
• Juan César Cordero Dávila (1904–1965), Puerto Rican Major General in the US Army during the Korean War
• Julián Cordero (b. 1984), Dominican professional baseball player
• León Febres Cordero (b. 1931), President of Ecuador 1984–1988
• Luca Cordero di Montezemolo (b. 1947), Italian businessman, Chairman of Ferrari
• Luis Cordero Crespo (1833–1912), President of Ecuador 1892–1895
• Maria Cordero (a.k.a. Fat Mama Maria) (b. 1954), singer, actress, and chef from Macau
• Mario Cordero (a.k.a. Catato) (b. 1930), Costa Rican professional football player and coach
• Miguel Febres Cordero (1854–1910), Ecuadoran educator, member of the Christian Brothers order
• Olga Sánchez Cordero (contemporary), Mexican jurist, member of the Supreme Court of Justice
• Paquito Cordero (b. 1932), Puerto Rican comedian and television producer
• Rafael "Churumba" Cordero Santiago (1942–2004), Puerto Rican politician, Mayor of Ponce 1989–2004
• Rafael Cordero (1790–1868), Puerto Rican educator, known as “The Father of Public Education in Puerto Rico”
• Rodrigo Cordero (b. 1973), Costa Rican professional football player
• Víctor Cordero (b. 1973), Costa Rican professional football player
• Roque Cordero (b. 1917), Panamanian-American composer
• Sebastián Cordero (b. 1972), Ecuadoran film director, writer, and editor
• Wil Cordero (a.k.a. Coco) (b. 1971), Puerto Rican professional baseball player

Cordero ist ein italienischer und spanischer Familienname, abgeleitet von lateinisch cordus und aries. Die portugiesische Form des Namens ist Cordeiro.

El cordero es el ejemplar animal, de menos de un año, de cualquier especie del género Ovis, en especial de Ovis orientalis aries, la oveja doméstica; la carne de cordero, procedente de animales de entre un mes y un año de edad y con un peso de entre 5,5 y 25 kg, es la forma principal en que se consumen estas especies. La carne de ovejas mayores se comercializa con otro nombre.