Madero

Madero is a Spanish surname and toponym. The word likely derives from madera, meaning wood, and the name may have originated as an occupational designation for a woodworker or timber merchant, or as a toponymic reference to a place with trees.

Notable people with the surname include Francisco I. Madero (1873–1913), a Mexican revolutionary and president who helped initiate the Mexican Revolution and advocated democratic reforms before his assassination in 1913. His brother, Gustavo A. Madero, was a revolutionary and politician who played a prominent role in the same period and after. The Madero surname has appeared in various other contexts in Mexican public life and history.

Geographically, the name Madero appears in several places in Mexico. Ciudad Madero is a coastal city in Tamaulipas associated with the Tampico region. In Mexico City, the borough of Gustavo A. Madero honors the revolutionary figure and is one of the boroughs that form the capital.

Other uses of the term Madero may appear in surname lists and as a toponym in Spanish-speaking countries.