Spero is an Italian surname, originating in the Campania region of Italy. It means `I Hope` in Italian and is part of the following Latin proverb: Dum Spiro Spero (While I Breathe, I Hope). Spero is sometimes a variant of the more common Italian surname Spera. Spero is also one of the name variants from the first Jews who settled in the city of ..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spero