Ortiz

Ortiz (pronounced [oɾˈtiθ]) is a Spanish-language patronymic surname meaning "son of Orti". "Orti" seems to be disputed in meaning, deriving from either Basque, Latin fortis meaning "brave, strong", or Latin fortunius meaning "fortunate". Officials of the Spanish Inquisition in Toledo, Spain, wrote in the 1590s that "this surname Ortiz, although they have few sanbenitos, is in this city a very converso lineage and surname".^[1]

People[]

• Gerardo Ortiz, famous Mexican singer (born 1989)
• Aaron Ortiz, Illinois state Representative
• Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz (born 1952), president of Ecuador 1996–1997
• Adalberto Ortiz (1914–2003), Ecuadorian novelist, poet and diplomat
• Aldo Ortiz (a.k.a. Ricky Santana) (born 1960), Mexican professional wrestler
• Alfonso Ortiz (1939–1998), Native American cultural anthropologist
• Alfredo Ortiz, American businessman; president and CEO of Job Creators Network since 2014
• Álvaro Ortiz (born 1978), Mexican football player
• Ana Alicia Ortiz (born 1956), Mexican-American actress
• Bernardo Ortiz de Montellano (1899–1949), Mexican writer and Contemporáneos magazine founder
• Beto Ortiz (born 1978), Peruvian-American journalist, TV personality, and writer
• Carlos Ortiz (born 1936), Puerto Rican boxer
• Carlos Julián Ortiz (born 1974), Cuban freestyle wrestler
• Carlos Ortiz Longo(born 1962), American (Puerto Rico). US Space Program engineer, scientist, and pilot
• Celso Ortiz (born 1989), Paraguayan football player
• Claudette Ortiz (born 1981), American soul singer
• Claudia Ortiz (born 1981), Peruvian beauty pageant winner
• Daniel Ortiz (disambiguation), multiple people
• Danny Ortiz (1976–2004), Guatemalan football player
• Darwin Ortiz (born 1948), American gambler, magician, and author
• David Ortiz (a.k.a. Big Papi), (born 1975), Dominican baseball player
• Deborah Ortiz (born 1957), American politician, state senator from California
• Dianna Ortiz (1958–2021), American Roman Catholic nun kidnapped and tortured by the Guatemalan defense forces in 1989
• Diego Ortiz (c. 1510–1580), Spanish composer and music theorist
• Diogo Ortiz de Villegas (1457–1519), Spanish-Portuguese theologian and astronomer
• Domingo Ortiz, American musician
• Elín Ortiz (born 1945), Puerto Rican actor, comedian and producer
• Emmanuel Ortiz (born 1974), Chicano/Puerto Rican/Irish-American activist and poet
• Enrique Ortiz (disambiguation), multiple people
• Enrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izarduy (a.k.a. Enrique Bunbury), (Born 1967), Spanish singer-songwriter
• Eulalio Martín Gutiérrez Ortiz (1881–1939), president of Mexico 1914–1915
• Félix Ortiz (born 1959), American politician in the New York Assembly
• Fernando Ortiz Fernández (1881–1969), Cuban, essayist, ethnomusicologist, and scholar of Afro-Cuban culture
• Fernando Ortiz Arana (born 1944), Mexican politician and legislator
• Francisco Ortiz Franco (1954–2004), Mexican journalist
• Francisco Pradilla Ortiz (1848–1921), Spanish artist
• Guillermo Ortiz Martínez (born 1948), governor of the Bank of Mexico
• Guillermo Iberio Ortiz Mayagoitia (born 1941), chief justice of the Supreme Court of Mexico
• Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz (born 1980), Cuban boxer
• Héctor Ortiz Ortiz (born 1950), governor of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala
• Héctor Herrera Ortiz (born 1959), Cuban Olympic medalist (1992) in the 800 meters
• Hilda Ortiz Clayton (1991-2013), American U.S. Army specialist and war photographer
• Ismael Ortiz (born 1982), Panamanian swimmer in the 2004 Olympics
• Juan Laurentino Ortiz (Argentine poet) (1896–1978)
• Junior Ortiz (born 1959), Puerto Rican baseball catcher
• Joell Ortiz (born 1980), American rapper
• John Ortiz (born 1969), American actor and co-founder of LAByrinth Theater Company
• Jorge Ortiz (Argentine footballer) (born 1984)
• Jorge Ortiz (Spanish footballer) (born 1992)
• José Ortiz (disambiguation), numerous individuals
• Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez (a.k.a. La Corregidora) (1768–1829), conspirator and supporter of the Mexican War of Independence
• Judith Ortiz Cofer (born 1952), Puerto Rican author
• Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz (born 2005), Princess of Asturias
• Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (born 1972), Queen of Spain
• Lisa Ortiz (born 1974), American voice actress
• Liza M. Ortiz (born 1974), Puerto Rican politician
• Lucas Ortíz (born 1999), Uruguayan footballer
• Ludwig Ortiz (born 1976), Venezuelan judoka
• Luis Ortiz (Cuban boxer) (born 1979), Cuban boxer
• Luis Ortiz (Puerto Rican boxer) (born 1965), Puerto Rican boxer
• Luis "Perico" Ortiz (born 1949), Puerto Rican trumpet player and composer
• Manuel Ortiz or Halloween (wrestler) (born 1971), Mexican professional wrestler
• Manuel Ortiz de Zárate (1887–1946), Chilean artist
• Manuel Antonio Ortiz (fl. 1840–1841), president of Paraguay 1840–1841
• Marisela Escobedo Ortiz (1958–2010), Mexican social activist, killed while protesting the murder of her daughter
• Martha Ortiz, Mexican chef
• Omar Ortiz (born 1976), Mexican football (soccer) player
• Opie Ortiz (contemporary), American tattoo artist
• Ortiz (wrestler) (born 1991), American professional wrestler
• Oscar Alberto Ortiz (born 1953), Argentine football player, and winner of the 1978 World Cup
• Óscar Ortiz (El Salvador) (born 1961), Salvadoran politician
• Óscar Ortiz (tennis) (born 1973), Mexican tennis player
• Pascual Ortiz Rubio (1877–1963), president of Mexico 1930–1932
• Paul Ortiz (contemporary), UK guitarist and musician
• Pedro Ortiz Dávila (a.k.a. Davilita) (1912–1986), Puerto Rican popular singer
• Ramón Ortiz (born 1973), Dominican baseball player
• Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz (1898–1959), Argentine writer, journalist, essayist, and poet
• Ricky Ortiz or Richard Young, American professional wrestler
• Roberto María Ortiz (1886–1942), president of Argentina 1938–1942
• Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, American television personality, Jersey Shore
• Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (contemporary), American professor and activist
• Russ Ortiz (born 1974), American baseball player
• Shalim Ortiz (born 1979), Puerto Rican/Dominican-American singer and actor
• Solomon P. Ortiz (born 1937), US Representative from Texas
• Stalin Ortiz (born 1981), Colombian basketball player
• Telma Ortiz Rocasolano (born 1973), sister of Letizia, Queen of Spain
• Tito Ortiz (born 1975), American mixed martial arts fighter
• Tony Ortiz, American sportscaster and sports talk show host
• Vergil Ortiz Jr. (born 1998), American boxer
• Victor Ortiz (born 1987), American boxer
• Víctor Manuel Ortiz (1965–2021), Puerto Rican politician
• Xavier Ortiz (born June 29), Mexican actor and singer
• Yolanda Ortiz Espinosa (born 1978), Cuban diver
• Yñigo Ortiz de Retez (fl. 1545), Spanish maritime explorer

Fictional people[]

• Liza Ortiz, character in the American television series, Fear the Walking Dead

See also[]

• Comet White–Ortiz–Bolelli, comet discovered in 1970

References[]

Surname list

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