Landeros
A Spanish surname likely referring to someone connected with land or a place called Landa.
The #3,295 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 28,237 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Landeros is best understood as a Spanish surname built from the root landa, meaning a heath, moor, or open upland, plus the Spanish surname-forming ending -ero/-eros, which often suggests association with a place or occupation. In this reading, the name would originally have identified someone from a place characterized by such land, or someone associated with it. Because surnames of this type often developed in different regions independently, the exact local origin can vary.
History
The surname is found in Spanish-speaking communities and is especially familiar in Latin America and among Mexican-American families in the United States. Like many Hispanic surnames, it likely began as a regional or topographic byname before becoming hereditary. Modern bearers may share the same spelling even when their family lines arose in different places.
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Fun fact
Spanish surnames ending in -ero or -eros often started out as labels for people connected with a place, trade, or characteristic landscape.