Meaning of the surname Guerrero
Guerrero is a Spanish surname of the from a trade type meaning "warrior". It is one of the 50 most common surnames in Mexico. Forty-eighth in Mexico. Vicente Guerrero, independence hero and the state named for him.
Named for the ancestor's work: Guerrero (warrior), Herrera (ironworker's forge), Zapata (shoemaker), Escudero (shield-bearer).
In Mexico a person carries two surnames, the father's and then the mother's, so Guerrero appears as either half of a pair: Guerrero García, López Guerrero. Read how the two-surname system works.