Acevedo is a surname of Portuguese origin which comes from the town of Azevedo in the Viana do Castelo District in

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

. It means a grove of holly trees or hollywood, as the Portuguese and Spanish word for holly is ''acebo''. The surname changed from Azevedo to Acevedo when it passed to Spain. As a consequence of colonization, it is widely spread in

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. There is also the Acebedo variant, whose origin resides in the Asturian municipality of

Acebedo Acebedo ( Leonese: ''Acebéu''), is a municipality located in the northeast of the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a ...

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. Notable people with the surname include: *

Aníbal Santiago Acevedo Aníbal Santiago Acevedo (born April 28, 1971) is a Puerto Rican boxer, who won a bronze medal in the welterweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. A year earlier he won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. Amateur ...

(born 1971), Puerto Rican boxer *

Anthony Acevedo Anthony Claude Acevedo (July 31, 1924 – February 11, 2018) was a Mexican-American soldier during World War II. He kept a diary while being held at the Berga concentration camp that was instrumental in documenting Nazi atrocities against American ...

(1924–2018), Mexican-American engineer and U.S. soldier incarcerated in

Berga concentration camp Berga an der Elster was a subcamp of Buchenwald concentration camp. The Berga forced labour camp was located on the outskirts of the village of Schlieben. Workers were supplied by Buchenwald concentration camp and from a POW camp, Stalag IX-B; ...

during World WarII * Armando Acevedo Milan (born 1937), Mexican chess master *

Art Acevedo Hubert Arturo Acevedo (born July 31, 1964) is an American police officer who is the interim chief of police of the Aurora Police Department as of December 2022. Previously, he was the chief of police of the Houston Police Department, Austin Pol ...

(born 1964), Cuban-American Houston chief of police * Carlos Acévedo (born 1996), Mexican football player *

Dariam Acevedo Dariam Acevedo Santiago (born December 15, 1984 in Trujillo Alto) is a female beach volleyball player from Puerto Rico who won the gold medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Montelimar, Nicaragua playing with Yarleen Santiago. She majored in ...

(born 1984), Puerto Rican female beach volleyball player *

Domingo Acevedo Domingo Antonio Acevedo (born March 6, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at and , he throws and bats right-handed. For a few hours on July 21, 2018, Acevedo was on ...

(born 1994), Dominican baseball relief pitcher * Elizabeth Acevedo (born 1988), Dominican-American poet and author *

Fernando Acevedo Fernando Acevedo Portugues (born July 26, 1946) is a retired track and field athlete from Peru, who won the bronze medal in the men's 400 metres at the 1971 Pan American Games. He represented his native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mex ...

(born 1946), Peruvian track and field athlete * Francisco Acevedo (born 1968), American serial killer *

Jackie Acevedo Jackie Lynn Acevedo Rangel (born 18 January 1987) is an American-born Mexican former footballer who played as a striker. Early life Acevedo was born in Austin, Texas, United States to Mexican parents and has five siblings (Jamie Acevedo, Jen ...

(born 1987), Mexican-American football player *

Janier Acevedo Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle (born 6 December 1985) is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . Career 2013 season While riding for in 2013, he won a mountaintop finish on Stage 2 of the Tour of Cal ...

(born 1985), Colombian cyclist *

José Acevedo (baseball) José Omar Acevedo (born December 18, 1977) is a retired right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who last played for the Baltimore Orioles organization. Acevedo played previously with the Cincinnati Reds from - and the Colorado Rockies from ...

(born 1977), Dominican baseball pitcher *

José Acevedo (sprinter) José Eduardo Acevedo Herrera (born March 30, 1986) is a Venezuelan athlete. Career He competed in the 200 meters race at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He finished fifth in his heat with a time of 21.06 seconds, failing to reach the ...

(born 1986), Venezuelan sprinter * Juan Acevedo (born 1970), Mexican baseball player *

Kirk Acevedo Kirk M. Acevedo (born November 27, 1971) is an American actor. He is primarily known for his work on television for the portrayals of Miguel Alvarez in the HBO series '' Oz'', Joe Toye in '' Band of Brothers'', and FBI Agent Charlie Francis i ...

(born 1971), American actor * María Candelaria Acevedo (born 1958), Chilean politician *

Mario Acevedo Mario Giovany Acevedo Méndez (born February 15, 1969) is a Guatemalan football forward. He played for many local clubs, most famously CSD Municipal in the Guatemala's top division. Club career Nicknamed ''El Coyote'', Acevedo played the majo ...

(born 1969), Guatemalan football forward * Nelson Acevedo (born 1988), Argentine footballer *

Rafael Acevedo (cyclist) Rafael Antonio Acevedo Porras (born 4 May 1957) is a Colombian former professional road cyclist. Major results ;1979 : 1st Stage 9 Vuelta a Colombia ;1980 : 4th Overall Vuelta a Colombia ::1st Stage 2 ;1981 : 1st Stages 6 & 12 Vuelta a Colombia ...

(born 1957), Colombian cyclist * Raymond Acevedo (born 1971), Puerto Rican rock singer * Sebastián Acevedo (1931–1983), Chilean self-immolator *

Sergio Acevedo Sergio Edgardo Acevedo (born 1 May 1956) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, formerly a provincial governor and secretary in the national government. Life and times Born in Esquel, Chubut Province, Acevedo moved to Pico Truncado in 1 ...

(born 1956), Argentine politician

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