Vásquez is a surname of Galician origin, which later spread all over the Spanish-speaking world . Alternative spellings of the name include Vázquez or Vasques (particularly in regions with seseo ), and Vasquez or Vazquez (in countries where Iberian languages are not commonly spoken).
Overview
To a lesser extent it also occurs in Portuguese-speaking countries (spelled Vasques), where Vasco is also used as a surname. Vasquez means "[son] of 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".[citation needed
There are also Spanish cognate surnames Velasco and Velázquez/Velazquez .[ 1]
List of people with this surname
Andrés Vasquez (born 1987), Peruvian-born Swedish football midfielderAndrew Vasquez , Native American flute playerAndrew Vasquez (baseball) (born 1993), American baseball playerAngélica Delfina Vásquez Cruz (born 1958), Mexican potterAnthony Vasquez , baseball playerAuristela Vásquez , Venezuelan politicianCamille Vasquez (born 1984), American lawyer known for representing Johnny Depp in the Depp vs Heard civil caseCatalina Vasquez Villalpando (born 1940), treasurer of the United StatesChalena Vásquez (1950–2016), Peruvian ethnomusicologist and folkloristChristian Vasquez (born 1977), Filipino actor and modelChristian Vásquez (born 1984), Venezuelan conductor and violinistDomingo Vásquez (1846–1909), president of Honduras 1893–1894Eric Vasquez (born 1982), American soccer playerFabio Vásquez Castaño (1940–2019), Colombian rebel and revolutionaryFernando Vásquez (born 1962), Bolivian mining engineerFrancisco Vásquez de Coronado (1510–1554), Spanish conquistadorGabe Vasquez , New Mexico politicianGabriel Vásquez (1549–1604), Spanish Jesuit theologianGaddi Vasquez (born 1955), 8th United States Representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture OrganizationGreivis Vásquez (born 1987), Venezuelan basketball playerHoracio Vásquez (1860–1936), Dominican general and political figureJhonen Vasquez (born 1974), Californian cartoonistJorge Vásquez (born 1978), major league baseball pitcherJoseph Vásquez (1962–1995), American independent filmmakerJuan Vásquez (composer) , Spanish priest and composer of the renaissanceJuanes (born 1972), full name Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (Vásquez is his second, or matrilineal, last name), Colombian rock musicianJulio César Vásquez (born 1965), Argentine boxer in the super middleweight divisionJunior Vasquez (born 1949), New York City club DJ and remixer/producerLouis Vásquez (1798–1868), mountain man and trader from MissouriLucas Vásquez de Ayllón (c. 1480–1526), Spanish explorerLuis Vásquez (footballer) (born 1996), Colombian football goalkeeperLuis Vasquez (American football) (born 1986), American football playerMartín Vásquez (born 1963), Mexican soccer player, also played for US teamMona Vasquez (1960–2011), French critic of ScientologyOrlando Vásquez (weightlifter, born 1969) , Nicaraguan weightlifterRandy Vasquez (born 1961), American actorRafael Vásquez (disambiguation) , multiple peopleRoberta Vasquez (born 1963), Cuban-American model, actress and Playboy playmateRoberto Vásquez (born 1983), southpaw boxer in the flyweight divisionSam Vasquez (1972–2007), American MMA fighterTiburcio Vásquez (1835–1875), Mexican banditWalter Vásquez Vejarano (born 1932), Peruvian lawyer, politician and President of the Supreme Court
Andrés Vázquez (1932–2022), Spanish bullfighterAngie Vázquez (born 2001), Mexican singerChristian Vázquez (born 1990), Puerto Rican professional baseball catcherChristian Vázquez (actor) , Mexican actorCristian Vázquez (born 1998), Argentine professional footballerDolors Vázquez Aznar (1955–2014), Spanish painterFelipe Vázquez (born 1991), Venezuelan baseball playerFernando Vázquez (born 1954), Spanish football managerFran Vázquez (born 1983), Spanish basketball playerFranco Vázquez (born 1989), Italo-Argentine footballerGuillermo Vázquez (disambiguation) , multiple peopleHugo Vázquez (born 1968), Uruguayan basketball playerIgnacio Vázquez (footballer, born 1971) , Mexican football (soccer) playerIsrael Vázquez (1977–2024), Mexican boxerJavier Vázquez (born 1976), Puerto Rican-American baseball pitcherJorge Vázquez (baseball) (born 1982), New York Yankees minor league first basemanJorge Vázquez Viaña (1939–1967), Bolivian revolutionaryJuan T. Vázquez Martín (1940–2017), Cuban abstract painterLa La (entertainer) (born 1979), Puerto Rican MTV VJLucas Vázquez (born 1991), Spanish footballerManuel Vázquez Gallego (1930–1995), Spanish comic artist and writerManuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939–2003), Spanish writerMario Vazquez (born 1977), New York Puerto Rican singer, from American Idol Myrna Vázquez (1935–1975), Puerto Rican actress and Boston community activistPepe Luis Vázquez Garcés (1921–2013), Spanish bullfighterPepe Luis Vázquez Silva (1957–2024), Spanish bullfighterRamón Vázquez (born 1976), American baseball playerRafael Martín Vázquez (born 1965), Spanish footballerSebastián Vázquez (basketball) (born 1985), Uruguayan basketball playerTabaré Vázquez (1940–2020), President of UruguayVictor Vazquez (born 1983), better known as Kool A.D. , American musician and artist
Víctor Vázquez (artist) , Puerto Rican photographer and conceptual artistVíctor Vázquez Rosales (born 1989), Spanish footballerVíctor Vázquez Solsona (born 1987), Spanish footballerWanda Vázquez , Puerto Rico Secretary of Justice, politician and Governor of Puerto Rico
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