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Vázquez is a
surname of
Galician origin, which later spread all over the
Spanish-speaking world . Alternative spellings of the name include Vásquez or Vasques, and Vazquez or Vasquez 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 .
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List of people with this surname
Andrés Vasquez (born 1987), Peruvian-born Swedish football midfielder
Andrew Vasquez , Native American flute player
Andrew Vasquez (baseball) (born 1993), American baseball player
Angélica Delfina Vásquez Cruz (born 1958), Mexican potter
Angie Vázquez (born 2001), Mexican singer
Anthony Vasquez , baseball player
Auristela Vásquez , Venezuelan politician
Camille Vasquez (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
Chalena Vásquez (1950–2016), Peruvian ethnomusicologist and folklorist
Christian Vasquez (born 1977), Filipino actor and model
Christian Vásquez (born 1984), Venezuelan conductor and violinist
Christian Vázquez (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 (1846–1909), president of Honduras 1893–1894
Eric Vasquez (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 (born 1983), Spanish basketball player
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (1510–1554), Spanish conquistador
Franco Vázquez (born 1989), Italo-Argentine footballer
Gabe Vasquez , New Mexico politician
Gabriel Vásquez (1549–1604), Spanish Jesuit theologian
Gaddi Vasquez (born 1955), 8th United States Representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
Greivis Vásquez (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
Hugo Vázquez (born 1968), Uruguayan basketball player
Ignacio Vázquez (footballer, born 1971) , Mexican football (soccer) player
Israel Vázquez (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) (born 1982), New York Yankees minor league first baseman
Jorge Vázquez Viaña (1939–1967), Bolivian revolutionary
Joseph Vásquez (1962–1995), American independent filmmaker
Juan Vásquez (composer) , Spanish priest and composer of the renaissance
Juan T. Vázquez Martín (1940–2017), Cuban abstract painter
Juanes (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 (1798–1868), mountain man and trader from Missouri
Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón (c. 1480–1526), Spanish explorer
Lucas Vázquez (born 1991), Spanish footballer
Luis Vásquez (footballer) (born 1996), Colombian football goalkeeper
Luis Vasquez (American football) (born 1986), American football player
Manuel Vázquez Gallego (1930–1995), Spanish comic artist and writer
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (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 (1960–2011), French critic of Scientology
Myrna Vázquez (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 (born 1961), American actor
Rafael Vásquez (disambiguation) , multiple people
Rafael Martín Vázquez (born 1965), Spanish footballer
Roberta Vasquez (born 1963), Cuban-American model, actress and Playboy playmate
Roberto Vásquez (born 1983), southpaw boxer in the flyweight division
Sam Vasquez (1972–2007), American MMA fighter
Sebastián Vázquez (basketball) (born 1985), Uruguayan basketball player
Tabaré Vázquez (1940–2020), President of Uruguay
Tiburcio Vásquez (1835–1875), Mexican bandit
Victor Vazquez (born 1983), better known as
Kool A.D. , American musician and artist
Víctor Vázquez (artist) , Puerto Rican photographer and conceptual artist
Víctor Vázquez Rosales (born 1989), Spanish footballer
Víctor Vázquez Solsona (born 1987), Spanish footballer
Walter Vásquez Vejarano (born 1932), Peruvian lawyer, politician and President of the Supreme Court
Wanda Vázquez , Puerto Rico Secretary of Justice, politician and Governor of Puerto Rico
Fictional characters
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