Ortiz

Ortiz (pronounced [oɾˈtiθ]) is a Spanish-language surname. Means "son of Orti". Patronymic from the Basque given name "Orti", which seems to be disputed in meaning, deriving from either Latin fortis meaning "brave, strong" or Latin fortunius meaning "fortunate".

Places

Ortiz, Guárico, town in Guárico State, Venezuela
Ortiz Municipality, a municipality in Guárico State, Venezuela
Ortiz, Colorado, a small village in the San Luis Valley near Alamosa
Ortiz Island, Antarctica

People

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
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), Puerto Rican-American health care manager for NASA
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 (born 1961), 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)
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
Ludwig Ortiz (born 1976), Venezuelan judoka
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), Puerto Rican 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
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, Princess of Asturias
Tito Ortiz (born 1975), American mixed martial arts fighter
Tony Ortiz, American sportscaster and sports talk show host
Victor Ortiz (born 1987), American boxer
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

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