Pérez is a very common Castilian Spanish surname of patronymic origin.
Origins
The surname, written in Spanish orthography as Pérez [ 1] [ 2] Peres or Pires in Portuguese, Peris in Catalan, Peters in German, Petrović in Serbo-Croatian, Petrescu in Romanian and Peterson in English and Scandinavian languages.
Pronunciation
In Castilian Spanish , the name is pronounced [ˈpeɾeθ] [ˈpeɾes]
List of persons with the surname
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel , Argentine activistAgustin Pérez (died 1286), Roman Catholic bishopAilyn Pérez , American opera singerAJ Perez (1993–2011), Filipino actorAJ Perez (blogger) , Filipino bloggerAl Perez , American professional wrestlerAlbino Pérez , Mexican soldier and politicianÁlex Pérez (footballer, born 1991) , Spanish footballerAlfonso Pérez , Colombian boxerAlfredo Pérez , Venezuelan boxerAlonso Pérez , Spanish painterAmalia Pérez (born 1977), Mexican powerlifterAmalia Pérez Díaz , Venezuelan actressAmanda Perez , American R&B/Hip-Hop artistAmy Perez , Filipino actressÁngel Pérez (volleyball) , Puerto Rican volleyball playerAntonio Pérez , Spanish statesman, secretary to King Philip IIAntonio Pérez , Dominican baseball playerAntonio Pérez Delgadillo , Mexican football goalkeeperPitbull (born Armando Pérez), American rapperArnaldo Pérez , Puerto Rican swimmerArturo Pérez-Reverte , Spanish novelist and journalistAshley Grace Pérez , American Latin pop singer, member of pop group Ha*AshAugusto Pérez Palacios (1909–2002), Mexican architectAyoze Pérez (born 1993), Spanish footballerBartolomé Pérez (1634–1693), Spanish painterBelle Perez , Belgian musician and songwriterBenito Pérez Galdós , Spanish novelistBianca Jagger , born Bianca Pérez-Mora, Nicaraguan social and human rights advocateBlanca Delia Pérez , Canary Islands politicianCalixto Pérez , Colombian boxerCarla Pérez , Brazilian dancerCarlos Pérez , Dominican baseball playerCarlos Pérez (catcher) (born 1990), Venezuelan baseball playerCarlos Pérez (kayaker) , Spanish kayakerCarlos Pérez de Bricio (1927–2022), Spanish businessmanCarlos Andrés Pérez (1922–2010), President of VenezuelaCarlota Pérez , Venezuelan economistCarmen Victoria Pérez , Venezuelan modelCatalina Pérez (born 1989), Argentine footballerCatalina Pérez (born 1994), Colombian footballerCatalina Pérez Salinas , Chilean politicianChris Pérez (born 1969), American guitaristChris Perez (baseball) (born 1985), American baseball playerChris Perez (gridiron football) (born 1969), American player of gridiron footballChristian Perez (footballer born 1963) , French soccer playerCionel Pérez (born 1996), Cuban baseball playerClara Perez , Venezuelan actressCristina Pérez (judge) , American judge, host of Corte de Familia Cristina Pérez (reporter) , Argentine television news journalistDámaso Pérez Prado , Cuban composerDaniel Pérez (basketball) (born 1984), Paraguayan playerDanilo Pérez , Panamian pianist and composerDavide Perez , Italian composerDiego Pérez (footballer) , Uruguayan footballerDiego Pérez (tennis) , Uruguayan tennis playerEddie Perez (politician) , American politicianEduardo Perez , Venezuelan baseball playerEduardo Pérez , American baseball playerEduardo Pérez Gonsalves , Spanish chess masterEfrén Pérez Rivera , Puerto Rican environmentalistElixabete Perez Gaztelu (born 1961), Basque linguistElizabeth Pérez , Venezuelan television journalistEmilio Pérez Touriño , Spanish politicianEmily Perez , American soldier, first female minority Command Sergeant at West PointEnrique López Pérez , Spanish tennis playerÉrik Pérez , Mexican mixed martial artistEsteban Pérez , Argentine basketball playerEury Pérez (disambiguation) , multiple peopleFelipe Pérez Roque , Cuban politician, current foreign minister of the Republic of CubaFélix Javier Pérez , Puerto Rican basketball playerFernando Perez (born 1983), American former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder, current San Francisco Giants coachFruto Chamorro Pérez , Nicaraguan military scientist and politicianFlorentino Pérez , Spanish businessmanFrancisco Pérez (baseball) (born 1997), Dominican baseball playerFrancisco Pérez Sierra , Spanish painterFrancisco Rivera Pérez (1948–1984), Spanish bullfighterGeorge Pérez , Puerto Rican-American illustrator and writer of comic booksGlória Perez , Brazilian screenwriterGloria Osuna Perez , American artistHéctor Amodio Pérez , Uruguayan guerrilla fighterHernán Pérez , Venezuelan baseball playerHenrique Pérez Dupuy , Venezuelan bankerHugo Pérez (soccer) (born 1963), American international soccer playerHugo Pérez (footballer) (born 1968), Argentine international soccer playerIbán Pérez , Spanish volleyball playerIon Perez (born 1990), Filipino actor, model and TV hostIván Pérez , Cuban-born Spanish water polo playerJairo Pérez (cyclist) , Colombian track and road cyclistJairo Pérez (footballer) , Colombian footballerJavier Pérez de Cuéllar , Peruvian diplomat, the fifth Secretary-General of the United NationsJean-Claude Perez (born 1964), French politicianJefferson Pérez , Ecuadorian track and field athleteJérôme Pérez , French soccer playerJesús Pérez (boxer) (born 1971), Colombian boxerJesús Pérez (cyclist) (born 1984), Venezuelan road cyclistJoe Perez (baseball) (born 1999), American baseball playerJohan Pérez , Venezuelan boxerJorge M. Pérez , Cuban American real estate developerJose Perez (American football) (born 1985), American football player and former baseball playerJosé Pérez (athlete) , (born 1971), Cuban hurdlerJosé Pérez (fencer) (born 1958), Spanish Olympic fencerJosé Pérez (pentathlete) (born 1928), Mexican Olympic modern pentathlete and fencerJosé Pérez (Venezuelan boxer) (born 1964), former Venezuelan boxerJosé Pérez Adán (born 1952), Spanish sociologistJosé Pérez Ferrada (born 1985), Chilean footballerJosé Pérez Francés (1936–2021), Spanish road racing cyclistJosé Pérez Reyes (born 1975), boxer from the Dominican RepublicJosé Pérez Rosa , Puerto Rican senator and politicianJosé Joaquín Pérez (1801–1889), Chilean political figureJosé Luis Pérez (equestrian) (born 1943), Mexican equestrianJosé María Pérez de Urdininea (1784–1865), president of BoliviaJosé Miguel Pérez (fencer) (born 1938), Puerto Rican fencerJosé Miguel Pérez (triathlete) (born 1986), Spanish triathleteJosé Ricardo Pérez (born 1963), Colombian football defenderJoseph Pérez , French historian specializing in Spanish historyJuan Bautista Pérez , President of VenezuelaJuan José Pérez Hernández , Spanish explorerJuan Silvano Diaz Perez (1914–1969), Paraguayan chess master, poet, teacher, essayist and literary critic.Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo , Venezuelan diplomat, politicianJulia Perez (1980–2017), Indonesian singer and actressJulia Pérez, later Marina Baura , Venezuelan actress
Karlee Pérez , ring name "Maxine", American professional wrestler, manager and authority figureKenda Perez (born 1983), American model and hostKenneth Perez , Danish football playerKevin Perez , also known as Kay Flock, American rapperLaura Pérez Granel (born 1983), Spanish cartoonist and illustratorLaura Pérez Vernetti (born 1958), Spanish cartoonist and illustratorLeander Perez , Louisiana judgeLisandro Pérez (born 2000), Venezuelan footballerLouie Pérez (born 1953), American songwriter, percussionist and guitaristLucas Pérez (born 1988), Spanish footballerLucas Pérez Godoy (born 1993), Argentine footballerLuis Perez (American football) (born 1994), American football playerLuis Pérez-Oramas (born 1960), Venezuelan poet, art historian and curatorLuis Pérez-Sala (born 1959), Spanish race car driver.Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda , Cuban sprinterLuis Eladio Pérez , Colombian politicianLuis Ernesto Pérez , Mexican footballerLuisana Pérez , Venezuelan journalistLuisana Pérez , Venezuelan table tennis playerManuel Perez (animator) (1914–1981), American animatorManuel Pérez (boxer) (born 1984), Mexican-American boxerManuel Pérez (guerrilla leader) (died 1988), leader of the Colombian National Liberation Army from the 1970s to 1998Manuel Perez (musician) (1871–1946), American cornetist and bandleaderManuel Pérez (President of Nicaragua) (died 1852), President of Nicaragua 1843–1844Manuel Pérez (teacher) (1890–1951), Puerto Rican teacher and public servantManuel Perez, Jr. (1923–1945), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipientV. Manuel Perez (born 1973), California State Assemblyman, 80th DistrictManuel Pérez Brunicardi (born 1978), Spanish ski mountaineerManuel Pérez Flores (born 1980), Mexican footballerMarcos Pérez Jiménez , President of Venezuela 1952–1958María Dolores Pérez Enciso , Spanish-born Mexican writer and journalistMaría Luisa Pérez Herrero (1898–1934), Spanish painterMariano Ospina Pérez , President of Colombia 1946–1950Mariela Pérez Branger , Venezuelan modelMarina Pérez , Spanish fashion modelMario Pérez Saldivar , Mexican long-distance runnerMario Pérez Zúñiga , Mexican footballerMartín Pérez (baseball) , Venezuelan baseball playerMélido Pérez , Dominican Republic baseball playerMelina Perez , American professional wrestlerMercedes Pérez , Colombian weightlifterMercedes Pérez Merino (born 1960), Spanish trade unionist and politicianMichael Pérez (born 1992), Puerto Rican baseball playerMiguel Perez (disambiguation) , several peopleMontse Pérez , Catalan actressNarcisa Pérez Reoyo (1849–1876), Spanish writerNeifi Pérez , Dominican Republic baseball playerNinoska Pérez Castellón ,Cuban exile leader and radio hostOdalis Pérez , Dominican Republic baseball playerÓliver Pérez , Mexican baseball playerOrlando Perez , American soccer playerÓscar Pérez Bovela , Spanish football playerÓscar Pérez Rojas , Mexican football playerOtto Pérez Molina , Guatemalan politician, retired military and the President of GuatemalaPablo Pérez Álvarez , Venezuelan lawyer, politician and former Governor of Zulia StatePascual Pérez (boxer) , Argentine flyweightPatricia Pérez (footballer) , Mexican female footballerPatricia Pérez (born 2004), Spanish rhythmic gymnastPedro Pérez , Cuban triple jumperRafael Pérez (baseball) , Mexican baseball playerRafael Pérez Pareja (1836–1897), president of EcuadorRicardo Pérez Godoy , Peruvian politician, President of the Military JuntaRichard Ray Perez , American film producer and directorRobert Pérez (baseball) (born 1969), Venezuelan baseball playerRobert Pérez Palou , Spanish painterRoberto Pérez (born 1988), Puerto Rican baseball playerRodolfo Pérez (field hockey) , Argentine field hockey playerRolando Perez , American mixed martial artistRomina Pérez (born 1958), Bolivian politicianRosie Perez , American actress, dancer, choreographer and directorRudy Pérez , Cuban-American composer and producerSalvador Pérez , Venezuelan baseball playerSara Pérez (disambiguation) Sébastien Pérez , French soccer playerSergio Pérez , Mexican F1 driverSilverio Pérez , Puerto Rican entertainerSilverio Pérez (bullfighter) , Mexican bullfighterTaylor Zakhar Perez , American actorThierry Perez (born 1966), French politicianThomas Perez , United States Secretary of LaborTomás Pérez , Venezuelan baseball playerTony Pérez , Cuban-American baseball playerVicente Pérez Rosales , Chilean colonization agentVictor Perez , Tunisian Jewish world champion flyweight boxerVictor Perez , French professional golferVincent Pérez , Swiss actorWilson Pérez , Colombian football defenderWilliams Pérez , Venezuelan baseball playerYolanda Pérez , Mexican-American singer who specializes in banda musicYorkis Pérez , Dominican Republic baseball player
Fictional characters with the surname
See also
References
Surnames associated with the given name
Peter Baltic Celtic Germanic Hellenic Romance Slavic Other
