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The name originated in Spain and it is French Spanish origin. In migration of early 1700 to move to Portugal, Puerto Rico, and Dominican Republican. It is still a rare name in the world.
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http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=cintron
Hispanic (Puerto Rico; Cintrón): unexplained; perhaps a nickname from a variant of Spanish cinturón ‘belt’.
http://www.4crests.com/cintron-coat-of-arms.html
This surname of CINTRON was a locational name meaning 'one who came from CINTRA (now SINTRA) the name of a town in central Portugal.
Hispanic (Puerto Rico; Cintrón): unexplained; perhaps a nickname from a variant of Spanish cinturón ‘belt’.
http://www.4crests.com/cintron-coat-of-arms.html
This surname of CINTRON was a locational name meaning 'one who came from CINTRA (now SINTRA) the name of a town in central Portugal.