Vázquez (also spelled Vásquez, Vasques), in non-Spanish-speaking countries often spelled as Vazquez or Vasquez, is an originally Galician surname, in use not only in

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but all over the Spanish-speaking world.

Overview

To a lesser extent it also occurs in Portuguese-speaking countries (spelled Vasques), where

Vasco Vasco may refer to: * Basque language, called ''vasco'' in Spanish * ''Vasco'' (album), a two-part EP by Ricardo Villalobos * Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer * Vasco da Gama, Goa, a city in India, often called simply Vasco * Club de Regatas Va ...

is also used as a surname. Vasquez means " onof Vasco", and Vasco comes from the pre-Roman latinized name "Velascus", a name of uncertain origin and meaning, but probably Basque or Iberian. In Galician-Portuguese the pre-Roman name becomes Velascu > Veascu > Vaasco > Vasco. In some Spanish-speaking countries, families of non-Iberian ancestry have also adopted this surname. In Colombia and Argentina, there have been instances of "Watzke" and "Watzka" families, of German-Czech descent, Hispanicizing their surnames to "Vasquez". The surname was chosen as being the one most closely resembling their former name; in Italy a similar phenomenon was noted with some "Watzke" changing to "Vasco". There are also Spanish cognate surnames

Velasco Velasco (also Belasco or Belasko) is a Spanish family name. According to the academy of Basque language, it is derived from the Visigothic name 'Vela' (Vigila) and the Basque suffix ''–sco''.https://www.euskaltzaindia.eus/en/ (Onomastics, Belas ...

and Velázquez/Velazquez.Ferreiro, M. ''Gramática Histórica Galega'', p. 84,

List of people with this surname

Andrés Vasquez Andrés Javier Vasquez Rueda Pinto (born 16 July 1987) (often misspelled Vasques) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career After playing for local clubs, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1997, the club he ...

(born 1987), Peruvian-born Swedish football midfielder *

Andrew Vasquez Andrew Jacob Vasquez is a Native American flute player of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma. He has released four albums to date, ''Vasquez'', the award-winning ''Wind River'', ''V3: An American Indian'', and ''Togo'', all released by Makoché Records. ...

, Native American flute player *

Andrew Vasquez (baseball) Andrew Jude Vasquez (born September 14, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the University of California, Santa Barbara and Westmont Colle ...

(born 1993), American baseball player * Angélica Delfina Vásquez Cruz (born 1958), Mexican potter *

Angie Vázquez Ángela Vázquez Espinoza (born January 17, 2001) is a Mexican singer. She is best known for being the lead vocalist of the pop trio Vázquez Sounds. Career Vázquez first gained notoriety at the age of 10 years old. After her band, the V� ...

(born 2001), Mexican singer *

Anthony Vasquez (disambiguation) Anthony Vasquez may refer to: * Anthony Vasquez (baseball) Anthony Russell Vasquez (born September 19, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners. ...

, multiple people *

Camille Vasquez Camille Vasquez (born July 6, 1984) is an American attorney known for representing actor Johnny Depp in the defamation case that he brought against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Early life and education Vasquez was born in San Francisco, California ...

(born 1984), American lawyer known for representing Johnny Depp in the Depp vs Heard civil case * Catalina Vasquez Villalpando (born 1940), treasurer of the United States * Christian Vasquez (born 1977), Filipino actor and model * Christian Vásquez (born 1984), Venezuelan conductor and violinist *

Christian Vázquez Christian Rafael Vázquez (born August 21, 1990) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros. Selected by th ...

(born 1990), Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher * Christian Vázquez (actor), Mexican actor * Cristian Vázquez (born 1998), Argentine professional footballer * Dolors Vázquez Aznar (1955–2014), Spanish painter *

Domingo Vásquez Domingo Vásquez (1846–1909) was President of Honduras 7 August 1893 – 22 February 1894. He lost power as a result of Honduras being defeated in a war with Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the large ...

(1846–1909), president of Honduras 1893–1894 *

Eric Vasquez Eric Vasquez (born November 18, 1982 in Miami, Florida) is an American soccer player, who last played as a midfielder for Miami FC. Vasquez played college soccer at the University of Central Florida from 2001 to 2003. He was twice named to the ...

(born 1982), American soccer player * Fabio Vásquez Castaño (1940–2019), Colombian rebel and revolutionary * Fernando Vásquez (born 1962), Bolivian mining engineer * Fernando Vázquez (born 1954), Spanish football manager *

Fran Vázquez Francisco Vázquez González (; born 1 May 1983), more commonly known as Fran Vázquez, is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. Originally drafted by the Orlando Magic in 2005, Vázquez decided to remain in the Spanish ACB League ra ...

(born 1983), Spanish basketball player *

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of ...

(1510–1554), Spanish conquistador * Franco Vázquez (born 1989), Italo-Argentine footballer *

Gabe Vasquez Gabriel Vasquez (born August 3, 1984) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 2nd congressional district. He previously served as a member of the Las Cruces City Council. Vasquez is a member of the Democratic ...

, New Mexico politician *

Gabriel Vásquez Gabriel Vasquez (Belmonte, Cuenca, 1549 or 1551 – Alcalá de Henares, 23 September 1604) was a Spanish Jesuit theologian. Life He made his primary and grammar studies at Belmonte, and went to Alcalá for philosophy, where he entered the Soc ...

(1549–1604), Spanish Jesuit theologian *

Gaddi Vasquez Gaddi Holguin Vasquez (born January 22, 1955) was the 8th United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, in Rome, Italy. He was nominated by President George W. Bush and unanimously confirmed by the United States ...

(born 1955), 8th United States Representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization *

Greivis Vásquez Greivis Josué Vásquez Rodríguez (born January 16, 1987) is a former Venezuelan professional basketball player, who spent six seasons in the NBA. He is currently a coach, most recently working as the associate head coach for the Erie BayHawks ...

(born 1987), Venezuelan basketball player * Guillermo Vázquez (born 1967), Mexican footballer and manager * Guillermo Vázquez (chess player) (born 1997), Paraguayan chess player * Horacio Vásquez (1860–1936), Dominican general and political figure *

Ignacio Vázquez (footballer, born 1971) Ignacio Vázquez Barba (born July 31, 1971) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Vázquez made his league debut with Chivas in the 1991–92 season.MedioTiempo"Ignacio Vázquez - Veracruz". Retrieved on ...

, Mexican football (soccer) player *

Israel Vázquez Israel Vázquez Castañeda (born December 25, 1977) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2010. He is a three-time super bantamweight world champion, having held the IBF title from 2004 to 2005; and the WBC, ''The R ...

(born 1977), Mexican boxer * Javier Vázquez (born 1976), Puerto Rican-American baseball pitcher * Jhonen Vasquez (born 1974), Californian cartoonist * Jorge Vásquez (born 1978), major league baseball pitcher *

Jorge Vázquez (baseball) Jorge Alberto Vázquez (born March 15, 1982), nicknamed El Chato, is a Mexican former professional baseball player. Vázquez played in the Mexican League from 1999 through 2008, and played in the minor league system of the New York Yankees fro ...

(born 1982), New York Yankees minor league first baseman *

Jorge Vázquez Viaña Jorge Vázquez Viaña (born 2 January 1939 in La Paz; Bolivia, presumed dead, May 1967; Nickname: ''El Loro'' or ''Bigotes'') was a Bolivian revolutionary. He was part of the intellectual revolutionary guerrilla group of Che Guevara. Biograph ...

(1939–1967), Bolivian revolutionary *

Joseph Vásquez Joseph B. "Joe" Vasquez (June 8, 1962 – December 16, 1995) was an American independent filmmaker. Early life Vasquez was born in the South Bronx on June 8, 1962 to his parents, Dolores and Fermin Vasquez.Kennedy, Dana (February 9, 1996)R ...

(1962–1995), American independent filmmaker *

Juan Vásquez (composer) Juan Vásquez (or ''Vázquez'', c. 1500, Badajoz - c. 1560, Seville) was a Spanish priest and composer of the renaissance music, Renaissance. He can be considered part of the ''School of Andalusia'' group of composers along with Francisco Guerrero ...

, Spanish priest and composer of the renaissance *

Juan T. Vázquez Martín Juan T. Vázquez Martín (December 23, 1940 in Caibarién, Villa Clara Province, Las Villas, Cuba – January 31, 2017 in Miami, Florida) lived and worked in Havana, died in Miami. This artist is listed among the Cuban painters, Cuban Painters mast ...

(born 1940), Cuban abstract painter *

Juanes file:Juanes ZMF 2015 jm49108.jpg, Juanes at the Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany file:Juanes ZMF 2015 jm49211.jpg, Juanes at the Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born 9 August 19 ...

(born 1972), full name Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (Vásquez is his second, or matrilineal, last name), Colombian rock musician * Julio César Vásquez (born 1965), Argentine boxer in the super middleweight division * Junior Vasquez (born 1949), New York City club DJ and remixer/producer * La La (entertainer) (born 1979), Puerto Rican MTV VJ *

Louis Vásquez Pierre Louis Vasquez also known as Luis Vázquez (October 3, 1798 – September 5, 1868) was a mountain man and trader. He was a contemporary of many famous European-American explorers of the early west and would come to know many of them, i ...

(1798–1868), mountain man and trader from Missouri *

Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón Lucas or LUCAS may refer to: People * Lucas (surname) * Lucas (given name) Arts and entertainment * Luca Family Singers, also known as "lucas ligner en torsk" * ''Lucas'' (album) (2007), an album by Skeletons and the Kings of All Cities * ''L ...

(c. 1480–1526), Spanish explorer *

Lucas Vázquez Lucas Vázquez Iglesias (; born 1 July 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right winger or right-back for La Liga club Real Madrid. Starting his career at Real Madrid, he made his first-team debut in 2015 after a season o ...

(born 1991), Spanish footballer *

Luis Vásquez (footballer) Luis Erney Vásquez (born 1 March 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Independiente Medellín Deportivo Independiente Medellín, also known as Independiente Medellín or DIM, is a Colombian professional football club base ...

(born 1996), Colombian football goalkeeper * Luis Vasquez (American football) (born 1986), American football player *

Manuel Vázquez Gallego Manuel Vázquez Gallego (1930 in Madrid – 1995 in Barcelona), was a Spanish cartoonist. He was one of the most important artists of Editorial Bruguera. His family were friends with comedians Wenceslao Fernández Flórez and Enrique Jardiel P ...

(1930–1995), Spanish comic artist and writer *

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (14 June 1939–18 October 2003) was a prolific Spanish writer from Catalonia: journalist, novelist, poet, essayist, anthologue, prologist, humorist, critic and political prisoner as well as a gastronome and a FC ...

(1939–2003), Spanish writer * Mario Vazquez (born 1977), New York Puerto Rican singer, from ''American Idol'' * Martín Vásquez (born 1963), Mexican soccer player, also played for US team *

Mona Vasquez Mona Vasquez (1960 – 2 September 2011) was a Scientologist who was active in Scientology's headquarters in Europe, in Copenhagen, in the 1980s. She went on a hunger strike in August 1989 at Scientology's offices in Paris when she wanted ...

(1960–2011), French critic of Scientology *

Myrna Vázquez Myrna Vázquez (1935-1975) was a Puerto Rican screen, stage, radio, and television actress. She later became an influential community activist in Boston's South End. Early life and career She was born in Cidra, Puerto Rico, in 1935, one of se ...

(1935–1975), Puerto Rican actress and Boston community activist * Orlando Vásquez (weightlifter, born 1969), Nicaraguan weightlifter * Ramón Vázquez (born 1976), American baseball player *

Randy Vasquez Randy Vasquez (born October 16, 1961) is an American actor and director. Early life Vasquez was born in Escondido, California. He attended Escondido High School and is a cousin of actor and director James Vasquez, who also grew up in Escondi ...

(born 1961), American actor * Rafael Vásquez (disambiguation), multiple people *

Rafael Martín Vázquez Rafael Martín Vázquez (born 25 September 1965) is a Spanish former professional Association football, footballer who played mostly as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder. He represented most notably Real Madrid CF, Real ...

(born 1965), Spanish footballer * Roberta Vasquez (born 1963), Cuban-American model, actress and Playboy playmate *

Roberto Vásquez Roberto Gaspar Vásquez Ramírez (born Aug 11, 1984) is a Mexican American professional boxer who held the WBA light flyweight title from 2005 to 2006. He also held the WBA flyweight interim title from 2006 to 2007. Professional career Vásq ...

(born 1983), southpaw boxer in the flyweight division *

Sam Vasquez , there have been seven recorded deaths resulting from sanctioned Mixed Martial Arts contests and nine from unregulated bouts, none however in the largest MMA promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship. A 2006 study suggests that the risk of injury i ...

(1972–2007), American MMA fighter *

Sebastián Vázquez (basketball) Sebastián "El Pelado" Vázquez Bernal (born September 4, 1985) is an Uruguayan professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Club Nacional de Football (basketball) club of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball. He represented Uruguay's n ...

(born 1985), Uruguayan basketball player * Tabaré Vázquez (born 1940), President of Uruguay * Tiburcio Vásquez (1835–1875), Mexican bandit * Victor Vazquez (born 1983), better known as

Kool A.D. Victor Vazquez (born November 16, 1983), also known by his stage name Kool A.D., is an American rapper, record producer, author, and artist. He is from the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Vazquez is best known for being a member of the New ...

, American musician and artist * Víctor Vázquez (artist), Puerto Rican photographer and conceptual artist * Víctor Vázquez Rosales (born 1989), Spanish footballer *

Víctor Vázquez Solsona Víctor is a Spanish masculine given name, equivalent to Victor (name), Victor in English and Vítor in Portuguese. Notable people with the given name include: *Víctor Cabrera (Argentine footballer ...

(born 1987), Spanish footballer *

Walter Vásquez Vejarano Walter Vásquez Vejarano is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. Vejarano is a former president of the Supreme Court of Peru The Supreme Court of Justice is the highest judicial court in Peru. Its jurisdiction extends over the entire territory of ...

(born 1932), Peruvian lawyer, politician and President of the Supreme Court *

Wanda Vázquez Wanda is a female given name of Polish origin. It probably derives from the tribal name of the Wends.Campbell, Mike"Meaning, Origin, and History of the Name Wanda."''Behind the Name.'' Accessed on August 12, 2010. The name has long been popular in ...

, Puerto Rico Secretary of Justice, politician and Governor of Puerto Rico

Fictional characters

* Vasquez, a supporting character from the film ''

Aliens Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrate ...

'' * Alexandra "Alex" Vasquez, one of the three main characters of the animated television series '' Totally Spies!'' * Esmeralda "Ezzy" Vasquez, a character from the video game '' Real Heroes: Firefighter'' * Jonah Vasquez, a character from the video game '' Dead by Daylight''

References

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