Ríos

Rios, Ríos or Riós are Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician surnames. The name has numerous origins. In Germany, Italy, France, UK, and the Americas the Ríos surname can also be found in the surname history books^{[citation needed]}. The name was derived from the Spanish word "Rio," which means "river" (pronounced: Ree-Oess).

The surname Ríos is a sign of ancestry which includes royals and nobles^{[citation needed]}. Historians believe the Ríos family derived from the Royal House of Asturias and King Liuvigilds Dynasty^{[citation needed]}. The original bearer of the name Ríos, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the region of Northwestern Spain which is today's Galicia and Asturias^{[citation needed]}. In the Middle Ages, names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Ríos Family originally lived near a river^{[citation needed]}. As early as the 10th Century, the Ríos family has been involved in political reform, business, military, Christianity, athletics, music, education, science, law, medicine, arts, architecture, literature, technology, inventions, mathematics, engineering and economic investments^{[citation needed]}.

Some of the Ríos spelling variants are: Ríós, Riós, Rios, de Ríos, de los Ríos, de Ríós, de los Ríós, de Rios, de los Rios, Río, Rio, del Ríó, del Río, del Rio.

People with the name[]

[es] (1868-1928), Spanish architect, urban planner and historian
Abelardo Ríos (born 1952), Colombian cyclist
Adolfo Ríos (born 1966), Mexico National Team goalkeeper
Alberto Ríos (born 1952), American academic, author and poet
Alex Ríos (born 1981), Puerto Rican baseball player
Alexei Rios (born 1987), Belarusian footballer
Ana María Sánchez de Ríos (born 1959), Peruvian diplomat
Andrés Castro Ríos (1942–2006), Puerto Rican poet
Andrés Ríos (born 1989), Argentine footballer
Ángel Fernández de los Ríos (1821–1880), Spanish politician, writer, editor, and historian
[es] (1865–1917), road, canal and port engineer
Antonella Ríos (born 1974), Chilean television and film actress
Antonio de los Ríos y Rosas (1812–1873), Spanish politician
[es] (1887-1980), Spanish teacher, writer and politician of agrarian and Galician tendency who presided over the Council of Galicia
Antonio Ríos (born 1988), Mexican footballer
Antonio Rios de Amorim (born 1969), Portuguese magnate, Chairman CEO of Corticeira Amorim
Anthony "Tony" P. Ríos (1914-1999), political organizer and civil rights activist
Ariel Rios (1954–1982), undercover special agent for the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Armando Ríos (born 1971), Puerto Rican baseball player
Armando Ríos Piter (born 1973), Mexican politician who currently serves as a senator. and ran for president in 2018
Bernardo Ríos (born 1959) Colombian artist
Bernardo Giner de los Ríos (1888-1970), Spanish architect, politician, and writer of architectural books
Birmania Ríos, American television journalist
Blanca de los Ríos (1862-1956), Spanish writer and painter
Bobby Ríos (born 1957), Puerto Rican basketball player
Brandon Ríos (born 1986), American boxer
[es] (1742-1795), Spanish aristocrat, 6th Count of Fernán Núñez
[es] (1779–1822), VII count of Fernán Núñez and I duke of Fernán Núñez great of Spain, VI marquess of Castel-Moncayo, V marquess of Alameda, XIX Mr of Higuera, Mr of Vargas great of Spain
Carlos Torres Ríos (1898–1956), Argentine cinematographer, film director, screenwriter, film editor and film producer
Carmelo Ríos (disambiguation), multiple people
Catalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer (1604–1665), aristocratic 17th-century Chilean landowner, nicknamed La Quintrala
Christopher Rios (1971–2000), better known by his stage name Big Pun, American rapper
Carmelo Ríos (athlete) (born 1959), Puerto Rican long-distance runner
Carmelo Ríos Santiago (born 1973), Puerto Rican politician
César Ríos (born 1983), Mexican footballer
Conchi Ríos (born 1991), Spanish bullfighter
[es] (1896-1983), Chilean diplomat and journalist
Danny Rios (born 1972), American baseball player
Darren Ríos (born 1995), Puerto Rican footballer
Darwin Ríos (born 1991), Bolivian footballer
David Ríos Insua (born 1964), Spanish mathematician
Diego de los Ríos (1850–1911), Royal Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines
[es] (born 1945), Mexican lawyer, jurist, and politician.
Domingo Terán de los Ríos, first Governor of Spanish Texas from 1691 to 1692, Governor of Sonora & Sinaloa from 1681 to 1686
Don Narciso Fernández de Heredia y Begines de los Ríos (1775–1847) 2nd Count of Heredia-Spínola Grandee of Spain, 1st Marquis of Heredia, Grandee of Spain and iure uxoris Count of Ofalia, Spanish noble, politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Spain and as Minister of State
[es] (1942–2007), Paraguayan actress and teacher
Eddie Rios Mellado (1930-2009), inventor of basketball's three-point-line
Edwin Rios (born 1994), Puerto Rican baseball player
Efraín Ríos Montt (born 1926), 26th President of Guatemala
Elvira Ríos (1913–1987), Mexican singer and actress
Emily Rios (born 1989), American actress and model
Emilio Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y García de los Ríos (1934-2014), marquess of O'Shea, Spanish billionaire banker
Emma Ríos (born 1976) Spanish comics artist and illustrator
Enrique Cornelio Osornio Martínez de los Ríos (1868–1945), Mexican politician and military surgeon
Ernesto Ríos (born 1975), Mexican new media artist and academic
Eulalio Ríos Alemán (1935–1980), Mexican swimmer
Eugenio Montero Ríos (1832-1914) Spanish Prime Minister and President of the Senate of Spain
Eusebio Ríos (1935-2008), Spanish footballer and manager
Evette Rios, American lifestyle expert, writer and television host
Fabiana Ríos (born 1964), Argentine politician
Fernando de los Ríos (1879-1949), Spanish Minister of Justice, Minister of State, and politician
Felipe Ríos (born 1992), Chilean tennis player
Filiberto Ojeda Ríos (1933–2005), Puerto Rican separatist
Fabian Rios (actor) (born 1980), Colombian actor and model
Fabián Ríos (politician) (born 1964), Argentine politician
Francesco de Los Rios (born in Brussels,Belgium 1689-1775) German Count and Field Marshal of the German Empire.
Francisco Lopez de los Ríos y Cerón 1st Rios Countess of Gavia, with generations following.
Francisco Ríos, Mexican baseball pitcher
Francisco Giner de los Rios (1839–1915), Spanish philosopher and educator
Gabriel Ríos (born 1978), Belgian singer
Genoveva Ríos (1865-?), Bolivian hero
Gonzálo Ríos (born 1992), Argentine footballer
Gonzalo Güell y Morales de los Ríos (1895-1985), Cuban politician and diplomat
Guido Manini Ríos (born 1958), Uruguayan politician and retired general officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the National Army
Guillermo Ríos Alcalá, Mexican restoration expert and educator
Héctor Ríos Ereñú (1930–2017), Argentine military officer and Chief of Defense Staff
José Ignacio Gregorio Comonfort de los Ríos (1812-1863), 25th President of Mexico
Jacobo Rios Rodriguez, international law scholar
Jaime Botín-Sanz de Sautuola y García de los Ríos (born 1936), Spanish billionaire heir, banker and art collector
Jaime Rios (boxer), Panamanian boxer
Jaime Rios (judge), American judge
Jaime Ríos (rower), Spanish rower
Jansen Rios (born 1991), Filipino basketball player
Jesús Rios (born 1964), Mexican cyclist
José Rios (born 1974), Spanish runner
José Amador de los Ríos (1818–1878), Spanish intellectual, historian and archaeologist
Josef de Mendoza y Ríos (1761–1816), Spanish astronomer and mathematician
Juan Cancel Ríos (1925–1992), Puerto Rican politician and senator
Juan Ríos (baseball) (1942–1995), Puerto Rican baseball player
Juan Ríos (actor) (born 1972), Mexican television actor
Julián Ríos (born 1941), Spanish writer
Julio Ríos Gallego (born 1973), Colombian engineer, lecturer, mentor, professor of Mathematics and Physics
Julio García Fernández de los Ríos (1894–1969), Spanish horse rider
Julián Ríos (born 1941), Spanish writer
Kevin Ríos (born 1993), Colombian cyclist
Lalo Rios (1927–1973), Mexican-born American actor
Leonel Rios (born 1983), Argentine footballer
Leopoldo Torres Ríos (1899–1960), Argentine film director and screenwriter
Lucas Rios Marques (born 1988), or simply Lucas, Brazilian footballer
Juan Antonio Ríos (1888–1946), Chilean lawyer, political figure and 24th President of Chile
Luigi Sante Da Rios (1881–1965) mathematician and physicist
Luigi da Rios (1843–1892), Italian painter
[es] (1776-1853), Spanish painter
Luisa Martel de Los Rios (1535-1593) conqueror, member of the families that undertook trips in the conquest of America
Luz Rios, Mexican-born American pop singer and songwriter
María Francisca de Silva y Gutiérrez de los Ríos, 11th Duchess of the Infantado (1707–1770), Spanish noblewoman
Marcelo Ríos (born 1975), Chilean tennis player
Margarita Rios (born 1976) Mayor of Norwalk, California
[es] (born 1973), lawyer, poet, and jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme court of Mexico
María Fernanda Ríos (born 1982), Ecuadorian entertainer
Mariana Rios (born 1985), Brazilian actress and singer
Mariá Álvarez Rios (1919–2010), Cuban composer, pianist and educator
Mario Ríos Santander (born 1945) is a philosophy professor, businessman, land owner and a Chilean politician
Marlene Dobkin de Rios (1939–2012), American cultural anthropologist, medical anthropologist, and psychotherapist
[es], Spanish noble title given to Francisco Esteban Rodríguez de los Ríos
Manuel de Godoy Álvarez de Faria Ríos (May 12, 1767 - October 4, 1851) Prince of Spain, 1st Duke of Alcudia, 1st Duke of Sueca, 1st Baron of Mascalbo
Michael Ríos (born 1985), Chilean footballer
Miguel Ríos (born 1944), Spanish singer
Francisco Giner de los Ríos (1839–1915), philosopher and educator
Osvaldo Ríos (born 1960), Puerto Rican actor and model
Pedro Ríos (born 1981), Spanish footballer
Pedro de los Ríos y Gutiérrez de Aguayo (died 1547), Royal Spanish governor of Castilla del Oro
Pedro de los Ríos (died 1563–1565), Domician missionary in Mexico in the mid-16th century
Pedro Fernando Rios Soares Ramos (born 1983), Portuguese footballer known as Rios
[es] (1879-1958), Uruguayan politician, lawyer, and journalist
Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna (1905-1971), Venezuelan classical musician
[es] (born 1970), Mexican politician, Public Administration Minister
Rafael Ríos Rey (1911–1980), Puerto Rican muralist
Raúl Ríos (born 1993), Puerto Rican sailor
Rebecca Rios (born 1967), American politician
René Ríos Boettiger (1911–2000), also known as Pepo, Chilean cartoonist, creator of the character Condorito
Ricardo Castro Rios (1920–2001), Spanish-Argentine film actor
Rodrigo Ríos Lozano (born 1990) commonly known as Rodri, Spanish footballer
Roberto Álvarez Ríos (born 1932), Cuban artist
Roberto Ríos (born 1971), Spanish footballer
Rocío Ríos (born 1969), Spanish long-distance runner
Rodrigo Ríos (born 1977), Chilean footballer
Rosa María Ortiz Ríos (1955-2020), Peruvian lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Energy and Mines
Rosa Rios (born 1965), Treasurer of the United States of America, businesswoman, executive and entrepreneur
Rossana de los Ríos (born 1975), Paraguayan tennis player
Ronny Rios (born 1990), Mexican-American boxer
Sandy Rios (born 1949), President of the conservative political action group Culture Campaign, and a talk radio host
Sixto Pondal Ríos (1907–1968), Argentine screenwriter, poet, and dramatist
Sixto Ríos (1913–2008), Spanish mathematician
Tere Ríos (1917–1999), American writer
Victor Arriagada Rios (1934-2012), Chilean cartoonist
Willie Ríos (born 1949), Puerto Rican middle-distance runner
Waldo de los Rios (1934–1977), Argentine composer, conductor and arranger
Yolanda Ríos (1951–2012), Venezuelan-Spanish actress
Zury Ríos (born 1968), Guatemalan politician

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