Cintrón Explained

Cintrón is a Hispanic surname that occurs in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. It may possibly have originated as a nickname derived from an abbreviated form of Spanish cinturón 'belt.'^[1]

Famous people with the surname Cintrón:

• Alex Cintrón (born 1978), Major League Baseball infielder
• Carlos Juan Cintrón (1918–1998), mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico from 1957 to 1961
• Conchita Cintrón (1922–2009), Chilean torera (female bullfighter)
• José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (1912–1992), Puerto Rican actor, theater and film director
• Juan H. Cintrón García (1919–2012), Puerto Rican politician, Mayor of Ponce 1968–1972
• Kermit Cintrón (born 1979), Puerto Rican boxer who is from Carolina, Puerto Rico
• Manolo Cintrón (born 1963), former Puerto Rican professional basketball player
• Yelitza Cintrón (born 1986), Singer-Songwriter from Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
• Manuel Egozcue Cintrón (1855–1906), born in Bilbao, Spain
• Marty Cintrón, American singer, member of the American pop band No Mercy
• Nemir Matos-Cintrón (born 1949), Puerto Rican author who currently resides in Florida
• Nitza Margarita Cintrón (born 1950), Chief of Space Medicine & Health Care Systems Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center
• Rosendo Matienzo Cintrón (1855–1913), lawyer and political leader
• Sharon Cintrón (born 1945), American model and actress
• Jailene Cintrón (born 1966), TV Host personality and singer
• Jonathan Cintrón Santiago (born 1875), Film Producer and entrepreneur with over 183 productions

Notes and References

1. Book: Dictionary of American Family Names . Oxford University Press . 2022 . 2nd.