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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 ''

sanbenito Sanbenito (Spanish: ''sambenito''; Catalan: ''gramalleta'', ''sambenet'') was a penitential garment that was used especially during the Spanish Inquisition. It was similar to a scapular, either yellow with red saltires for penitent heretics, or ...

s'', is in this city a very ''

converso A ''converso'' (; ; feminine form ''conversa''), "convert", () was a Jew who converted to Catholicism in Spain or Portugal, particularly during the 14th and 15th centuries, or one of his or her descendants. To safeguard the Old Christian po ...

'' lineage and surname".Linda Martz, ''A Network of Converso Families in Early Modern Toledo: Assimilating a Minority'' (2003), pp. 78-79.

People

* Aaron Ortiz (born 1991), U.S. politician, Illinois state Representative * Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz (born 1952), president of Ecuador 1996–1997 *

Adalberto Ortiz Adalberto Ortiz - born Adalberto Ortiz Quiñones (February 9, 1914 – February 1, 2003) was a novelist, poet and diplomat born in Esmeraldas, a province of Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur'' ...

(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 The Job Creators Network (JCN) is a conservative U.S. advocacy group founded by Bernie Marcus, the co-founder and former CEO of Home Depot. The organization has received significant funding from the Mercer Family Foundation, the Marcus Foundatio ...

since 2014 *

Álvaro Ortiz (footballer) Álvaro Ortiz Arellano (born 19 February 1978 in Mexico City) is a Mexican former footballer who played as a defender. He has made three appearances for the Mexico national football team. Career Ortiz made his debut in the Primera División ...

(born 1978), Mexican football player *

Ana Alicia Ortiz Ana Alicia Ortiz Torres (born December 12, 1956) is a Mexican-American former actress who performed in theatre and on television. She is known for playing scheming vineyard heiress Melissa Agretti on the long-running primetime soap opera ''Fa ...

(born 1956), Mexican-American actress *

Bernardo Ortiz de Montellano Bernardo Ortiz de Montellano (Mexico City, January 3, 1899 – Mexico City, April 13, 1949)''Bernardo Ortiz de Montellano'' in Octavio Paz''Poesía en movimiento: México 1915-1966''(Spanish), 2006, p. 385 was a modern Mexican poet, literary crit ...

(1899–1949), Mexican writer and ''Contemporáneos'' magazine founder *

Beto Ortiz Beto Ortiz (birth name: Humberto Martin Ortiz Pajuelo) (born 1968 in Lima) is a Peruvian TV personality and writer. , he lives in Lima; before that, he lived in New York City. His claim to national fame was through "Beto A saber" (2000), a p ...

(born 1978), Peruvian-American journalist, TV personality, and writer * Carlos Ortiz (boxer) (1936–2022), Puerto Rican boxer *

Carlos Julián Ortiz Carlos Julián Ortíz Castillo (born December 4, 1974) is a retired male wrestler from Cuba, who competed in the freestyle competition during his career. He twice won a medal at the Pan American Games for his native country, and competed at th ...

(born 1974), Cuban freestyle wrestler * Celso Ortiz (born 1989), Paraguayan football player * Claudette Ortiz (born 1981), American soul singer *

Claudia Ortiz Claudia Ortiz may refer to: * Claudia Ortiz de Zevallos Cano (born 1981), Peruvian model * Claudia Ortiz (El Salvador) Claudia Mercedes Ortiz Menjívar (born 10 September 1987) is a Salvadoran politician who currently serves as a deputy of t ...

(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 David Américo Ortiz Arias (born November 18, 1975), nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican-American former designated hitter (DH) and first baseman in Major League Baseball who played in the American League (AL) from 1997 to 2016, primarily wit ...

(born 1975), Dominican baseball player *

Deborah Ortiz Deborah V. Ortiz (born March 19, 1957, in Sacramento) is an American politician from Sacramento, California. A Democrat, she served in both chambers of the California State Legislature. A then-member of Sacramento City Council, Ortiz was electe ...

(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 D. Diogo Ortiz de Villegas "Calzadilla" was a Castilian priest, theologian and astronomer at the service of the Portuguese monarchs. He was born in Calzadilla, Castile, ca. 1457 and died in Almeirim (Portugal), in 1519. Ortiz came to Portugal ...

(1457–1519), Spanish-Portuguese theologian and astronomer *

Domingo Antonio Ortiz Domingo Antonio Ortiz (1832 – 1889) was a Paraguayan naval officer and politician. He served with distinction in the Triple Alliance War, and after the conflict participated in various governments through the 1870s and 1880s. Biography Ear ...

(1832-1889), Paraguayan naval officer and supreme court judge * Domingo Ortiz, American musician * Elín Ortiz (1934–2016), Puerto Rican actor, comedian and producer *

Emmanuel Ortiz Emmanuel Ortiz (born 1974) is a Chicano/ Puerto Rican/ Irish-American activist and spoken-word poet. He has worked with the Minnesota Alliance for the Indigenous Zapatistas (MAIZ) and Estación Libre and as a staff member of the Resource Cent ...

(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 Eulalio is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Eulalio Avila (born 1941), Mexican basketball player *Eulalio Ferrer (1921–2009), Spanish-Mexican entrepreneur *Eulalio García (born 1951), Spanish cyclist *Eulalio González ...

(1881–1939), president of Mexico 1914–1915 * Félix Ortiz (born 1959), American politician in the New York Assembly *

Fernando Ortiz Fernández Fernando Ortiz Fernández (16 July 1881 – 10 April 1969) was a Cuban essayist, anthropologist, ethnomusicologist and scholar of Afro-Cuban culture. Ortiz was a prolific polymath dedicated to exploring, recording, and understanding all aspects ...

(1881–1969), Cuban essayist, ethnomusicologist, and scholar of Afro-Cuban culture *

Fernando Ortiz Arana Fernando Ortiz Arana (born October 26, 1944 in Santiago de Querétaro) is a Mexicans, Mexican politician and long serving legislator affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Ortiz Arana is the son of José Ortiz Antañana, ...

(born 1944), Mexican politician and legislator *

Francisco Ortiz Franco Francisco Javier Ortiz Franco (1954 in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato – June 22, 2004 in Tijuana, Baja California) was a Mexican journalist, who was murdered after writing about drug trafficking. Biography Prior to his work as a journalist, ...

(1954–2004), Mexican journalist * Francisco Pradilla Ortiz (1848–1921), Spanish artist * Gerardo Ortiz (born 1989), Mexican singer *

Guillermo Ortiz Martínez Guillermo Ortiz Martínez (born July 21, 1948, in Mexico City) is the son of Gen. Leopoldo Ortiz Sevilla and Graciela Martínez Ostos. He received a B.A. in economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico and an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in ec ...

(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 (disambiguation), multiple people *

Héctor Ortiz Ortiz Héctor Israel Ortiz Ortiz (born 28 July 1950 in Oaxaca) is a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as Governor of Tlaxcala. Professional career Héctor Ortiz holds a bachelor's degree in law. He has been professor of law at the '' Univ ...

(born 1950), governor of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala *

Héctor Herrera Ortiz Hector () is an English, French, Scottish, and Spanish given name. The name is derived from the name of Hektor, a legendary Trojan champion who was killed by the Greek Achilles. The name ''Hektor'' is probably derived from the Greek ''ékhein' ...

(born 1959), Cuban Olympic medalist (1992) in the 800 meters * Hilda Clayton (1991–2013), née Ortiz, American U.S. Army combat photographer *

Ismael Ortiz Ismael Jafet Ortiz Zuñiga (born October 22, 1982 in Panama City) is a swimmer from Panama. He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, competing in the Men's 100-meter Freestyle. His heat time was 51.74 seconds, which was not enough t ...

(born 1982), Panamanian swimmer in the 2004 Olympics * Juan Laurentino Ortiz (1896–1978), Argentine poet *

Junior Ortiz Adalberto "Junior" Ortiz Colón (born October 24, 1959), is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of thirteen seasons in the majors from 1982 to 1994. He was a member of the 1991 Minnesota Twins season, 1991 World Champion ...

(born 1959), Puerto Rican baseball catcher *

Joell Ortiz Joell Christopher Ortiz (born July 6, 1980) is an American rapper and a former member of the group Slaughterhouse. Ortiz grew up in the Cooper Park Houses in the East Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York, formerly signed to Dr. Dre's Afte ...

(born 1980), American rapper * John Ortiz (born 1969), American actor and co-founder of LAByrinth Theater Company *

Jorge Ortiz (Argentine footballer) Jorge Alberto Ortiz (, born June 20, 1984, in Castelar) is an Argentine football player, who plays as a midfielder. Career Ortiz made his professional debut for San Lorenzo in 2004. He was loaned to Arsenal de Sarandí for the 2006–07 seaso ...

(born 1984) *

Jorge Ortiz (Spanish footballer) Jorge Ortiz Mendoza (born 25 April 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays a forward for China League One club Sichuan Jiuniu. Club career Born in Villacañas, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Ortiz graduated from Getafe CF's youth sys ...

(born 1992) *

José Ortiz (disambiguation) José Ortiz or Jose Ortiz may refer to: Politics and law * José Casimiro Ortíz de la Renta (1760–1830), Puerto Rican politician; mayor of Ponce *José Ortiz de la Renta (1765–1850), Puerto Rican politician; mayor of Ponce * José Agustín Ort ...

, 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 (1952–2016), 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 *

Lucas Ortíz Lucas Darío Ortíz Cacharrón (born 26 May 1999) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Racing Club in the Uruguayan Primera División. Career Racing Club A graduate of the club's youth academy, Ortíz made his debut for Racin ...

(born 1999), Uruguayan footballer *

Ludwig Ortiz Ludwig Manuel Ortiz Flores (born February 23, 1976) is a male judoka from Venezuela, who twice won the silver medal in the men's half lightweight division (– 66 kg) at the Pan American Games (1999 and 2003). He represented his native ...

(born 1976), Venezuelan judoka *

Luis Ortiz (disambiguation) Luis Ortiz may refer to: Sports * Luis Ortiz (Cuban boxer) (born 1979), Cuban boxer in 2005 Boxing World Cup * Luis Ortiz (Puerto Rican boxer) (born 1965), Puerto Rican boxer * Luis Ortiz (third baseman) (born 1970), Dominican baseball player * Lu ...

, multiple people * Manuel Ortiz de Zárate (1887–1946), Chilean artist * Manuel Antonio Ortiz (fl. 1840–1841), president of Paraguay 1840–1841 *

Marisela Escobedo Ortiz Marisela Escobedo Ortiz (June 12, 1958 – December 16, 2010) was a Mexican social activist from Juarez, Chihuahua, who was assassinated while protesting the 2008 murder of her daughter. Background Marisela Escobedo Ortiz's social activism bega ...

(1958–2010), Mexican social activist, killed while protesting the murder of her daughter *

Martha Ortiz Martha Ortiz is a Mexican chef and owner of the restaurants Dulce Patria in the Las Alcobas hotel in Mexico City and Ella Canta within the InterContinental London Park Lane in London, England. Career Martha Ortiz was raised in Northern Mexico; h ...

, Mexican chef *

Oliver Ortíz Oliver Ortíz Sandoval (born 21 January 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Correcaminos UAT of Ascenso MX on loan from Tijuana. He played with Los Cabos of the Liga de Balompié Mexicano during the league's inaugural ...

(born 1993), Mexican footballer *

Omar Ortiz Omar Ortiz Uribe (born 13 March 1976) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and convicted kidnapper. He made his debut in 1997 with Monterrey. He later spent several successful seasons at Atletico Celaya and ...

(born 1976), Mexican football (soccer) player *

Opie Ortiz Opie Ortiz is an American artist specializing in tattoos, pop art and murals. Ortiz is best known for his art featured on Sublime album covers. Murals painted by Ortiz can be found in and around Long Beach, California. Career Ortiz operated Amer ...

(contemporary), American tattoo artist and musician *

Ortiz (wrestler) Ortiz () is a Spanish-language patronymic surname meaning "son of Orti". "Orti" seems to be disputed in meaning, deriving from either Basque language, Basque, Latin ''fortis'' meaning "brave, strong", or Latin ''fortunius'' meaning "fortunate". Of ...

(born 1991), American professional wrestler *

Oscar Alberto Ortiz Oscar Alberto Ortiz (born 8 April 1953 in Chacabuco, Buenos Aires) is a retired Argentine footballer who played as a winger. Career The most notable achievement of his footballing career was being part of the Argentina team that won the Wo ...

(born 1953), Argentine football player, and winner of the 1978 World Cup *

Óscar Ortiz (El Salvador) Oscar Ortiz may refer to: * Oscar Alberto Ortiz (born 1953), Argentine football player * Óscar Ortiz (Salvadoran politician) (born 1961) * Óscar Ortiz (tennis) Óscar Ortiz (born May 9, 1973, in Mexico City) is a former tennis player from Me ...

(born 1961), Salvadoran politician *

Óscar Ortiz (tennis) Óscar Ortiz (born May 9, 1973, in Mexico City) is a former tennis player from Mexico, who turned professional in 1991. The left-hander represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in ...

(born 1973), Mexican tennis player * Pascual Ortiz Rubio (1877–1963), president of Mexico 1930–1932 *

Paul Ortiz (historian) Paul Ortiz (born 1964) is an American historian. Ortiz is a professor of history at the University of Florida and is Director of the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program. Life and education Born in 1964, Paul Ortiz is a third-generation military v ...

(born 1964), American history professor and author *

Paul Ortiz (musician) Paul Antonio Ortiz is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work under the pseudonym, or solo project, of Chimp Spanner. He recorded, produced, mixed and mastered in his home studio, both the 2005 album '' Imperium Vorago'' and 2 ...

, British guitarist and musician *

Pedro Ortiz Dávila Pedro Ortiz Dávila (May 21, 1912 – July 8, 1986), better known as Davilita, was a popular Puerto Rican singer of boleros and patriotic songs. He was the first artist to record the Rafael Hernández standard "Lamento Borincano". Life and ca ...

(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 * Richard Ortiz (born 1990), Paraguayan footballer * 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 Stalin Ortiz (born February 8, 1981), is a Colombian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Condores club of the Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano league. He represented Colombia's national basketball team at the 2016 Sout ...

(born 1981), Colombian basketball player *

Telma Ortiz Rocasolano Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano (; born 15 September 1972) is the Queen of Spain as the wife of King Felipe VI. She came from a middle-class family and worked as a journalist for '' ABC'' and EFE before becoming a news anchor at CNN+ and Televis ...

(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. Vergil Ortiz Jr. (born March 25, 1998) is an American professional boxer who has held the WBO International welterweight title since 2021. As an amateur, he was a seven-time national champion and was the winner at the 2013 Junior Olympics. He ...

(born 1998), American boxer * Victor Ortiz (born 1987), American boxer *

Víctor Manuel Ortiz Víctor Manuel "Manolito" Ortiz Díaz (31 January 1965 – 3 November 2021) was a Puerto Rican politician and former mayor of Gurabo. Ortiz was affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP) and served as mayor from 2005 to 2016. Has BA deg ...

(1965–2021), Puerto Rican politician * Xavier Ortiz (1962/72–2020), Mexican actor and singer * Yolanda Ortiz Espinosa (born 1978), Cuban diver * Yñigo Ortiz de Retez (fl. 1545), Spanish maritime explorer

Fictional characters

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, in the American television series ''Fear the Walking Dead''

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