Merino (surname)
Merino is a surname of Spanish origin, commonly found in Navarre, Burgos, and Seville. The surname originates from the medieval Latin maiorinus, a steward or head official of a village, from maior, meaning "greater".
People with the name
- Adalberto Almeida y Merino,, Mexican prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
- Alba Merino, Spanish footballer
- Alexander Merino, Peruvian tennis player
- Alfredo Merino Tamayo, Spanish footballer and manager
- Ana Merino, Spanish poet
- Ángel Merino Spanish footballer and manager
- Arturo Merino Benítez, Chilean aviator
- Aquilino Bocos Merino, C.M.F., Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church
- Beatriz Merino, Prime Minister of Peru
- Camila Merino, Chilean civil engineer and government minister
- Carlos Merino, Spanish footballer
- Delfina Merino, Argentine field hockey player
- Diego Merino, Spanish football manager
- Diego Merino, Roman Catholic bishop
- Eider Merino Cortazar, Spanish cyclist
- Emilio Merino, Chilean politician
- Esteban Gabriel Merino, Spanish Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal
- Evaristo Merino, Chilean politician
- Fernando Arturo de Merino, Dominican priest and politician
- Francisca Merino, Chilean actress
- Francisco Merino, Spanish karate practitioner
- Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino, Peruvian philosopher and Dominican priest
- Ignacio Merino, Peruvian painter
- Igor Merino, Spanish cyclist
- Jerónimo Merino, Spanish guerrilla fighter and priest
- Jesus Merino, Spanish comic book artist
- John Merino, Ecuadorian colonel
- Jorge Merino, Spanish footballer
- José Francisco Merino, Salvadoran politician
- José Merino del Río, Costa Rican politician
- José Luis Merino, Spanish film director
- José María Merino, Spanish novelist
- José Toribio Merino, Chilean admiral
- Juan Merino, Spanish footballer and manager
- Julia Merino, Spanish Olympic sprinter
- Manuel Merino, Peruvian politician and former president
- Maria J. Merino Spanish pathologist and physician-scientist
- Mercedes Pérez Merino, Spanish trade unionist and politician
- Mikel Merino, Spanish footballer
- Olga Merino, Spanish writer
- Pedro Merino, Spanish cyclist
- Ramón Merino Loo, Mexican politician
- Roberto Merino, Peruvian footballer
- Roberto Merino (writer), Chilean writer
- Rolando Meriño, Cuban Olympic baseball player
- Sabin Merino, Spanish footballer
- Vicente Merino, Chilean naval officer and political figure
- Víctor Merino, Salvadoran footballer
- Ingrid Wildi Merino, Chilean-born Swiss video artist