Salguero
A Spanish surname most likely tied to willow trees or a place where willows grew.
The #6,111 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 55,035 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Salguero is a Spanish surname formed from the word for a willow tree or a willow thicket, ultimately from Latin salix, meaning "willow." In Spanish place-naming, such words often became surnames for people who lived near willows, willow groves, or a place called Salguero. The name can therefore be understood as either topographic or locational in origin, depending on the family line.
History
The surname is found in Spain and throughout Spanish-speaking Latin America, where it spread through migration during the colonial period and later movements. It is relatively uncommon in the United States but appears in communities with roots in Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. Like many Spanish surnames, it may have arisen independently in more than one place.
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Fun fact
In Spanish place names and surnames, tree words are common markers of landscape-based origins, and Salguero is part of that long tradition.