Nicholas was a deeply religious and generally solitary person, who loved the faithful companionship of his dogs to the company of state ministers. Hunting on his estates was a favorite pastime, where he could avoid the tumultuous politics of St. Petersburg and the pestering affairs of his ministers.
Serrano is of Spanish origins and refers to someone who lives by  a mountain ridge or a chain of hills. See Related Links.It  originated from the French Serra and Italian â¦Serrano having its  origins in Rome - Italy, Unlike the Serraino surname that had  it's origin in Sicily or Serrani in the province of Bologna.  Between the 1200 and 1400's migrating to the Hispanic Peninsula  (Spain).
Griego is a Greek name. In the early 1500's a Juan Jose Griego had two sons, one was named Juan Jose Griego and the other was named Lazuras Griego. They were both born in Candia (Crete) Greece. You cannot determine where you ancestors are from by a last name. Yes Ortega is Spanish, and yes the Spanish settled in Cuba, but they also settled in Mexico, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, California, and several other places around the world.