Find out how popular the last name Ortiz-Pérez is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ortiz-Pérez.

Ortiz-Pérez, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ortiz-Pérez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ortiz-Pérez in America

Ortiz-Pérez is the 51830th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ortiz-Pérez surname appeared 401 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ortiz-Pérez.

The history of the last name Ortiz-Pérez

The surname ORTIZPEREZ has its origins in Spain, likely dating back to the late 15th or early 16th century. It is a combination of two separate surnames: Ortiz and Perez. The first part, Ortiz, is derived from the Spanish personal name Hortiz, which itself is a shortened form of the Latin nameFortunius or Fortunatus, meaning "fortunate" or "lucky." The second part, Perez, is a patronymic surname derived from the personal name Pedro, which is the Spanish form of Peter.

In the early days of surname formation in Spain, it was common for individuals to adopt a combination of their father's surname and their mother's maiden name. This practice may explain the origin of the double-barreled ORTIZPEREZ surname. The name was likely first borne by the son of a man with the surname Ortiz and a woman with the surname Perez.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the ORTIZPEREZ surname can be found in the 16th-century Spanish manuscript "Libro de las Familias Nobles de España" (Book of Noble Families of Spain), which mentions a certain Diego Ortiz Perez who hailed from the region of Castile.

In the 17th century, a notable figure bearing the ORTIZPEREZ name was Juan Ortiz Perez (1623-1689), a Spanish military officer who served in the Thirty Years' War and later became the governor of the Philippine Islands from 1681 to 1689.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Miguel Ortiz Perez (1788-1862), a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Justice during the reign of Queen Isabella II.

In the 19th century, Manuel Ortiz Perez (1826-1901) was a renowned Spanish painter and engraver, known for his intricate etchings and engravings depicting landscapes and architectural scenes.

The ORTIZPEREZ surname also found its way to the Americas, with one notable bearer being José Ortiz Perez (1859-1927), a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as the Governor of the state of Puebla from 1921 to 1925.

While the name ORTIZPEREZ is of Spanish origin, it has spread to other parts of the world, particularly to Latin American countries with strong historical ties to Spain. However, its earliest roots and most significant historical figures can be traced back to the Iberian Peninsula.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ortiz-Pérez

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ortiz-Pérez.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ortiz-Pérez was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ortiz-Pérez was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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