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Vélez is a surname of
Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...
origin. Although it has been suggested that it could be derived from
Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...
, it is, in fact, a patronym from the medieval name ''Vela'', which itself is derived from ''Vigila'' (''Wigila''), a Germanic name used by the
Visigoths The Visigoths (; ) were a Germanic people united under the rule of a king and living within the Roman Empire during late antiquity. The Visigoths first appeared in the Balkans, as a Roman-allied Barbarian kingdoms, barbarian military group unite ...
. In its earliest usage, the surname took the forms of Vigílaz and Vélaz. Family researchers maintain that the surname was first found in
Cantabria Cantabria (, ; ) is an autonomous community and Provinces of Spain, province in northern Spain with Santander, Cantabria, Santander as its capital city. It is called a , a Nationalities and regions of Spain, historic community, in its current ...
, although there are various places scattered throughout the south, especially in
Andalusia Andalusia ( , ; , ) is the southernmost autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain, located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomou ...
, called Vélez, including
Vélez-Blanco Vélez-Blanco is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.- - In 2018, the population was 1,938. Its surface area is with a population density of . Its geographical co-ordinates are 37° 41'N 2° 05 ...
,
Vélez-Málaga Vélez-Málaga () is a municipality and the capital of the Axarquía comarca in the province of Málaga, in the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia. It is the most important city in the comarca. Locally it is referred to as Vélez. Vélez- ...
and
Vélez-Rubio Vélez-Rubio () is a municipality in the province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. History There have been people living in the region for 30,000 years. The present location is from the 15th-16th centuries, when Mo ...
.


People

One of the many Marquis of Los Vélez.


Surname

* Ada Vélez (born 1970), Puerto Rican female boxer *
Álvaro Uribe Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born 4 July 1952) is a Colombian politician who served as the 31st President of Colombia from 7 August 2002 to 7 August 2010. Uribe started his political career in his home department of Antioquia Department, Antioquia. H ...
(born 1952), President of Colombia * Carlos Arango Vélez (1897–1974), Colombian politician * Clemente Soto Vélez (1905–1993), Puerto Rican nationalist, poet, journalist, and activist * David Vélez (businessman), Colombian CEO and founder of
Nubank Nubank is a Brazilian neobank headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. It is the largest financial technology, fintech bank in Latin America, with around 88 million customers in Brazil and 6 million between Mexico and Colombia and a revenue of $8 bil ...
* Desiree Marie Velez, Puerto Rican–American actor *
Eddie Velez Edwin Velez (born June 4, 1958) is an American film, stage and television actor. He is best known for playing Frankie Santana in the final season of the American action and adventure television series ''The A-Team''. Early life and education ...
(born 1958), American actor *
Eugenio Vélez Eugenio Vélez Vancomper (born May 16, 1982) is a Dominican former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers from 2007 to 2011. Career Toronto Blue Jays ...
(born 1982), Dominican Republic baseball player * Fermín Vélez (1959–2003), Spanish racecar driver *
Glen Velez Glen Velez (born 1949) is a four-time Grammy winning American percussionist, vocalist, and composer, specializing in frame drums from around the world. He is largely responsible for the increasing popularity of frame drums in the United States an ...
, American musician *
Higinio Vélez Higinio Vélez Carrión (27 July 1946 – 12 May 2021) was a Cuban baseball manager and executive. He was the longtime president of the Baseball Federation of Cuba as well as manager of the Cuba national baseball team, which he led to three conse ...
(c. 1947–2021), Cuban baseball manager *
Humberto Vélez Francisco Humberto Vélez Montiel (born March 30, 1955) is a Mexican actor who is most widely known for dubbing the voice of Homer Simpson for the first 15 seasons, and again since season 32, of the Latin American dub of ''The Simpsons''. In ...
, Mexican voice actor * Ion Vélez (born 1985), Spanish footballer *
Ivelisse Vélez Ivelisse Milagro Vélez (born September 21, 1988), better known by her mononymous ring name Ivelisse, is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in Lucha Underground, where she twice held the Lucha Underground Tr ...
(born 1988) Puerto Rican professional wrestler *
Jane Velez-Mitchell Jane Velez-Mitchell is a television and social media journalist and author with specialties in vegan lifestyles, animal rights, addiction, and social justice. She is a New York Times bestselling author, former CNN Headline News (HLN) host, an ...
, American news journalist * José A. Vélez Jr. (born 1963), Puerto Rican jockey *
José Luis Rodríguez Vélez José Luis Rodríguez Vélez (12 March 1915 in Santiago de Veraguas – 21 December 1984 in Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá) was a Panamanian composer, musical director, saxophonist, clarinetist and guitarist. He was the author of dozens of cumbias, bo ...
(1915–1984), Panamanian composer and musician * Juan Vélez (born 1983), Puerto Rican singer, musician and songwriter * Julián Estiven Vélez (born 1982), Colombian footballer *
Lauren Vélez Luna Lauren Vélez (born November 2, 1964) is an American actress. Her most notable television roles are as María LaGuerta on Showtime (TV network), Showtime's ''Dexter (TV series), Dexter'', Detective Nina Moreno on Fox Broadcasting Company, F ...
(born 1964), American actress, twin sister of Loraine * Lilian Velez (1924–1948), Filipino film actress and singer * Lisa Velez (born 1967), American lead singer of Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam * Loraine Vélez (born 1964), American actress, twin sister of Lauren *
Lupe Vélez María Guadalupe "Lupe" Villalobos Vélez (July 18, 1908 – December 14, 1944) was a Mexican actress, singer, and dancer during the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. Vélez began her career as a performer in Mexican vaudeville in the early 1920s ...
(1908–1944), Mexican–American actress *
Marco Vélez Marco Vélez (born June 26, 1980, in Carolina) is a Puerto Rican former footballer who played as a defender and currently works as coach for Puerto Rico Surf SC. Career Youth and college Vélez began playing soccer at an early age in Puerto ...
, Puerto Rican soccer player * Otto Vélez, Puerto Rican baseball player * Pedro Vélez (1787–1848), Mexican politician and lawyer * Simón Vélez (born 1949), Colombian architect *
Wilkins Vélez Wilkins (born March 10, 1953) is a Puerto Rican pop music singer and composer. Early years Wilkins (birth name: Germán Wilkins Vélez Ramírez was born in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, but raised in Mexico City, Mexico. His father, G ...
(born 1953), Puerto Rican pop music singer and composer


First surname

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Silvestre Vélez de Escalante Silvestre is a Spanish and Portuguese given name or surname, or a French surname. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Cindy Silvestre (born 1993), French kickboxer * Franck Silvestre (born 1967), retired French footballer * Isac Sil ...
, Franciscan missionary *
Íñigo Vélez de Guevara, 7th Count of Oñate Inigo is a masculine given name deriving from the Castilian Spanish, Castilian rendering (Íñigo) of the medieval Basque language, Basque name Eneko (given name), Eneko. Ultimately, the name means "my little (man)". While mostly seen among the ...
(1566–1644) * Íñigo Vélez de Guevara, 8th Count of Oñate (1597–1658) * Íñigo Vélez de Guevara, 10th Count of Oñate (1642–1699) * Luís Vélez de Guevara (1579–1644), Spanish dramatist and novelist *
Dalmacio Vélez Sársfield Dalmacio is a Spanish and Galician masculine given name, derived from Latin Dalmatius.Dalmacio
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(1801–1875), Argentine lawyer and politician


Fictional

* Jaime Velez (Oz), Latino inmate on the HBO drama '' Oz'' * Valeria Velez, fictional mistress of
Pablo Escobar Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (; ; 1 December 19492 December 1993) was a Colombian drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician who was the founder and leader of the Medellín Cartel. Dubbed the "King of Cocaine", Escobar was one of the wealthie ...
in the Netflix series ''
Narcos ''Narcos'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard, and Doug Miro. Set and filmed in Colombia, seasons 1 and 2 are about Colombian narcoterrorist and drug lord Pablo Escobar, leader ...
''. Based on the Colombian journalist Virginia Vallejo.


See also

* Velez (disambiguation) * Veles (disambiguation)


References

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