Acevedo (surname)

Acevedo is a Spanish surname. It is derived from the place name Acebedo which means a grove of holly trees or hollywood; the Spanish word for holly is acebo. Its Portuguese equivalent is Azevedo. Notable people with the surname include:

Aníbal Acevedo (born 1971), Puerto Rican boxer
Anthony Acevedo (1924–2018), Mexican-American engineer and U.S. soldier incarcerated in Berga concentration camp during World War II
Fernando Acevedo (born 1946), Peruvian track and field athlete
Jackie Acevedo (born 1987), Mexican-American football player
Janier Acevedo (born 1985), Colombian cyclist
José Acevedo (baseball) (born 1977), Dominican baseball pitcher
José Acevedo (athlete) (born 1986), Venezuelan sprinter
Juan Acevedo (born 1970), Mexican baseball
Kirk Acevedo (born 1971), American actor
Mario Acevedo (born 1969), Guatemalan football forward
Rafael Acevedo (born 1954), Colombian cyclist
Raymond Acevedo (born 1971), Puerto Rican rock singer
Sergio Acevedo (born 1956), Argentine politician

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