Beltrán is a Spanish-Italian surname (or given male name) of initially Italian origin with the first record of the surname found at the
University of Bologna
The University of Bologna (, abbreviated Unibo) is a Public university, public research university in Bologna, Italy. Teaching began around 1088, with the university becoming organised as guilds of students () by the late 12th century. It is the ...
. Centuries later, the surname primarily came to be found in the Catalan-speaking region of eastern Spain and southern France. It derives from the Germanic words berht ("bright") and hramn ("raven").
It shares this same Germanic origin with
Bertrand (French) and
Bertram (German). In non-Spanish speaking countries, the accent is usually omitted as Beltran.
Given name
* Prince Beltran of Bulgaria, the second son of
Kardam of Saxe-Coburg and grandson of Simeon II of Bulgaria
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Beltrán Osorio, Spanish aristocrat and jockey known as the "Iron Duke" of Alburquerque
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Beltrán de la Cueva Beltrán is a Spanish-Italian surname (or given male name) of initially Italian origin with the first record of the surname found at the University of Bologna. Centuries later, the surname primarily came to be found in the Catalan-speaking region of ...
, Spanish nobleman, suspected to be the father of
Joanna "la Beltraneja", daughter of
Henry IV of Castille
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Beltrán Pérez, Dominican baseball pitcher
Surname
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Alfredo Beltrán Leyva (born 1971), Mexican drug lord
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Álvaro Beltrán (born 1978), Mexican racquetball player
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Carlos Beltrán (born 1977), Puerto Rican baseball outfielder
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Carlos Beltrán (musician)
Carlos Beltrán Martínez de Castro (born 1957) is a multi-instrumentalist from Mexico.
Martínez de Castro undertook classical training during his childhood that would influence his later composing. In the early 1970s, he was attracted to the s ...
(born 1956), Mexican multi-keyboard player
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Crispin Beltran (1933–2008), Filipino politician and labour organizer
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Daima Beltrán (born 1972), Cuban judoka
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Eusebius J. Beltran (born 1934), U.S. Catholic bishop
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Francis Beltrán (born 1979), Dominican baseball pitcher
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Ileana Beltrán (born 1971), Cuban judoka
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Joey Beltran
Joey Beltran (born December 9, 1981) is an American bare-knuckle fighter and mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, Bellator MMA, Bel ...
(born 1981), American mixed martial artist
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Joaquín Beltrán (born 1977), Mexican football defender
*José Miguel Arenas Beltrán, or
Valtònyc (born 1993), Spanish rapper
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Lola Beltrán (1932–1996), Mexican actress and singer
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Lucas Beltrán (born 2001), Argentine footballer
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Luis Beltrán (1526–1581), Valencian priest, patron saint of Colombia
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Manuel Beltrán (born 1971), Spanish road cyclist
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Manuela Beltrán (), Colombian woman who organized a peasant revolt against excess taxation
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María Beltrán (born 1956), Cuban javelin thrower
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Mike Beltran (born 1984), Florida State Representative and Litigator
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Monica Beltran (born 1985), U.S. soldier
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Morena Beltrán (born 1999), Argentine TV host and journalist
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Nelly Beltrán (1925–2007), Argentine actress
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Perla Beltrán
Perla Judith Beltrán Acosta (born September 30, 1986) is a Mexican model and beauty pageant titleholder who placed 1st Runner-Up at Miss World 2009.
Early life
An industrial engineering alumni, Beltrán was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa and raised ...
(born 1986), Mexican beauty queen
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Robert Beltran (born 1953), Mexican American actor
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Sister Sponsa Beltran (1925–2016), American nun
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Tito Beltrán (born 1965), Chilean tenor
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Yurizan Beltran (1986–2017), American pornographic actress
Places
Argentina
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Beltrán, Santiago del Estero, a municipality
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Luis Beltrán, Río Negro, a municipality
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Fray Luis Beltrán, Santa Fe, a town
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Beltran (volcano), a volcano
Colombia
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Beltrán, Cundinamarca, a town
References
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Spanish-language surnames
Spanish surnames of Germanic origin