Botero is a surname of italian origin, more specifically, of the Cuneo province in northwest Italy. In the present time, most people bearing this surname live in Colombia, a spanish-speaking country. Botero comes from the italian "botte", which is barrel. Bote in Spanish means boat, but this word has no relation to the surname's origin.
References:
- Origine E Storia Dei Cognomi Italiani p. 381. In Italian.
- Search Etymological origin of Italian surnames. In English.
Bibliography:
- Botero Echeverri, Jaime (2020). Bene: El Origen de Todos / Bene: L'origine Di Tutti - La Saga Botero. Litografía Solingraf Ltda. ISBN 978-958-49-0072-2. In Spanish and Italian.