Ortiz () is a

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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 Toledo ( , ) is a city and municipality of Spain, capital of the province of Toledo and the ''de jure'' seat of the government and parliament of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha. Toledo was declare ...

, 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

* Gerardo Ortiz, famous Mexican singer (born 1989) *

Aaron Ortiz Aarón M. Ortíz is a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the Illinois's 1st House of Representatives district, 1st district. Early life Prior to his election to the Illinois House of R ...

, 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 Ricardo Santana Ortiz (born November 21, 1958), better known as Ricky Santana, is a professional wrestler of Cuban descent who has worked for World Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation, World Wrestling Council and the National Wrestl ...

(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 (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) (born 1936), Puerto Rican boxer * Carlos Julián Ortiz (born 1974), Cuban freestyle wrestler * Carlos Ortiz Longo(born 1962), American (Puerto Rico). US Space Program engineer, scientist, and pilot *

Celso Ortiz Celso Fabián Ortiz Gamarra (born 26 January 1989), commonly known as Celso Ortiz, is a Paraguayan professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Monterrey and the Paraguay national team. Career On 26 August 20 ...

(born 1989), Paraguayan football player *

Claudette Ortiz Claudette Ortiz (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, model and television personality, best known as a member of the R&B trio City High. Ortiz also was a castmate in TV One's reality series '' R&B Divas: Los Angeles''. Biography Early lif ...

(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 Darwin Ortiz (born 1948) is a magician, who is an authority on gambling and card manipulation. Life and work Ortiz was born and raised in New York City, where he had a keen interest in card tricks since childhood. In 1974, he dropped out of NYU ...

(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 ...

(a.k.a. Big Papi), (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 Ortiz Domingo Steven "Sunny" Ortiz (born July 4, 1952) is an American musician best known as the longtime percussionist for Widespread Panic. Life and career Domingo Ortiz was born in 1952 to Victor and Faye Ortiz. He is of Mexican heritage and gre ...

, American musician *

Elín Ortiz Elín Ortiz (December 14, 1934 – June 12, 2016) was a Puerto Rican actor, comedian and producer. He died on June 12, 2016, primarily due to Alzheimer's Disease. Early years Elín Ortiz graduated from Ponce High School at the age of 16. Career ...

(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 Felix may refer to: * Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name Places * Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen * Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, S ...

(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 Francisco Pradilla Ortiz (24 July 1848 – 1 November 1921) was a prolific Spanish painter famous for creating historical scenes. Biography He was born in Villanueva de Gállego, in Zaragoza Province and began his studies in Zaragoza. He ...

(1848–1921), Spanish artist *

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 Guillermo Iberio Ortiz Mayagoitia (born 10 February 1941) is a Mexican jurist and former Supreme Court Justice. He previously served as the President (Chief Justice) of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation from 2 January 2007 to 31 December 2 ...

(born 1941), chief justice of the Supreme Court of Mexico *

Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz (; born 30 September 1980) is a Cuban professional boxer. He is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the unified WBA (Super), WBO and ''Ring'' magazine super bantamweight titles between 2013 an ...

(born 1980), Cuban boxer *

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 '' Universi ...

(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 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 (Argentine poet) (1896–1978) *

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 John Ortiz (born May 23, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for his antagonist role as Arturo Braga in ''Fast & Furious'' (2009) and ''Fast & Furious 6'' (2013), and Clyde in ''Jack Goes Boating'' (2010), which earned him a nomination for t ...

(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) (born 1992) * José Ortiz (disambiguation), numerous individuals *

Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez María Josefa Crescencia Ortiz Téllez–Girón, popularly known as Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez or ''La Corregidora'' (8 September 1768 – 2 March 1829) was an insurgent and supporter of the Mexican War of Independence, which fought ...

(a.k.a. La Corregidora) (1768–1829), conspirator and supporter of the Mexican War of Independence *

Judith Ortiz Cofer Judith Ortiz Cofer (February 24, 1952 – December 30, 2016) was a Puerto Rican author. Her critically acclaimed and award-winning work spans a range of literary genres including poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays, and young-adult ficti ...

(born 1952), Puerto Rican author * Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz (born 2005), Princess of Asturias *

Letizia 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 Televisión E ...

(born 1972), Queen of Spain * Lisa Ortiz (born 1974), American voice actress * Liza M. Ortiz (born 1974), Puerto Rican politician * Lucas Ortíz (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), multiple people *Manuel Ortiz or

Halloween (wrestler) Manuel Ortiz Partida (born May 22, 1971) is a Mexican retired professional wrestler who wrestled on the independent circuit in Mexico, particularly in the Tijuana area. He is better known by his stage name Halloween but is also known in the Unit ...

(born 1971), Mexican professional wrestler * Manuel Ortiz de Zárate (1887–1946), Chilean artist *

Manuel Antonio Ortiz Manuel Antonio Ortiz became President of the Provisional Junta of Paraguay on 20 September 1840 following the death of José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia. He was chairman of the Junta until 22 January 1841, when he was overthrown in a coup. Follo ...

(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 * Michael D. Ortiz, (born 1972) Chief Executive Officer, Layer 9 Data Centers * Omar Ortiz (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 *

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 Wor ...

(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 Atlanta ( ) is the cap ...

(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 Ramón Diógenes Ortiz (born May 23, 1973) is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Anaheim Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, Los Angele ...

(born 1973), Dominican baseball player *

Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz (February 14, 1898 – May 30, 1959) was an Argentine writer, philosopher, journalist, essayist and poet, friend of Arturo Jauretche and Homero Manzi, and loosely associated with the political group ''Fuerza de Orientaci ...

(1898–1959), Argentine writer, journalist, essayist, and poet *

Ricky Ortiz Richard Young (born May 12, 1975) is an American retired professional wrestler and former football player. He is best known for his work with WWE performing under the ring name Ricky Ortiz. Young spent time in the XFL, the Canadian Football Le ...

or Richard Young, American professional wrestler *

Roberto María Ortiz Jaime Gerardo Roberto Marcelino María Ortiz Lizardi (24 September 1886 – 15 July 1942) was the 19th President of Argentina from 20 February 1938 to 27 June 1942. Ortiz is a little remembered president. He became president in 1938 follow ...

(1886–1942), president of Argentina 1938–1942 *

Ronnie Ortiz-Magro Ronald J. Ortiz-Magro Jr. (born December 4, 1985) is an American television personality, best known as one of the eight main cast members of the MTV reality series ''Jersey Shore (TV series), Jersey Shore''. Early life Ortiz-Magro was born in ...

, American television personality, ''Jersey Shore'' *

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (born September 10, 1938) is an American historian, writer, and activist, known for her 2014 book ''An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States''. Early life and education Born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1938 to ...

(contemporary), American professor and activist *

Russ Ortiz Russell Reid Ortiz (born June 5, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Ortiz during his career played for the San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodger ...

(born 1974), American baseball player *

Shalim Ortiz Shalim Ortiz (born February 26, 1979) is a Puerto Rican actor and singer. Personal life Ortiz is the son of Dominican singer, actress, and host Charytín Goyco and Puerto Rican actor and comedian Elín Ortiz. Ortiz married Leslie Ann Machado in ...

(born 1979), Puerto Rican/Dominican-American singer and actor *

Solomon P. Ortiz Solomon Porfirio Ortiz (born June 3, 1937) is an American former politician who served as the U.S. representative for , based in Corpus Christi, serving from 1983 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. In 2010, Ortiz was narrowly de ...

(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 (born 1973), sister of Letizia, Queen of Spain * Tito Ortiz (born 1975), American mixed martial arts fighter *

Tony Ortiz Tony Ortiz is a sportscaster and sports talk show host for CBS Radio owned sister stations WXYT-FM, WXYT-AM and WWJ in Detroit, MI. Broadcasting career Education and early positions After he graduated from Cooley High School in Detroit, T ...

, 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 Victor Ortiz (born January 31, 1987) is an American professional boxer and film actor. He held the WBC welterweight title in 2011, and was formerly rated as one of the world's top three active welterweights by most sporting news and boxing web ...

(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 Xavier Ortiz Ramírez (June 29, 1962 or 1972 – September 7, 2020) was a Mexican actor, singer, model, producer, TV host, dentist/surgeon and entrepreneur and owner of bar-restaurant La Santa Bar in Guadalajara, Mexico. A former member of the ...

(born June 29), Mexican actor and singer * Yolanda Ortiz Espinosa (born 1978), Cuban diver * Yñigo Ortiz de Retez (fl. 1545), Spanish maritime explorer

Fictional people

* Liza Ortiz, character in the American television series, ''Fear the Walking Dead''

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