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The surname, written in Spanish orthography as Pérez, is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Pero or Pedro (Peter)". At the same time, the name Pedro derives from the latin name Petrus, [ 1] meaning "rock or stone".
Perez or Pérez is a male given name which may refer to: Perez (son of Judah), son of Judah and Tamar from the Old Testament of the Bible. Perez Ahabwe (born 1961), Ugandan economist and politician. Perez ben Elijah (died 1295), French tosafist. Perez Benjamin (1791–1850), farmer and politician in Nova Scotia (in present-day Canada)
Martínez (often spelled without the acute accent on the "I") is a common surname in the Spanish language. Martínez is the most common surname in the Spanish regions of Navarre, La Rioja, Cuenca and Murcia. There are also variations such as San Martin and Martín (with an accent on the "i"). It originated as a patronymic surname, meaning "son ...
Frey (surname) Frey is a surname of German origin, from the Middle High German word "vri," meaning "free," and as a name, it referred to a free man, as opposed to a bondsman or serf in the feudal system. [ 1][ 2] Other variations include Freyr, Freyer, Freyda, Freyman, Freyberg, Freystein, Fray, Frayr, Frayda, Frayberg, Frayman, Freeman.
Mendoza – 613,683 – From Basque meaning "Mountain" Aguilar – 611,904 – Meaning eagles nest, from Latin aquilare 'haunt of eagles' [3] Ortíz – 576,989 – From Basque or Latin, Son of Orti; Álvarez – 557,332; Castillo – 553,799 – Meaning "Castle" Romero – 540,922 – Can be either Spanish or Italian, and have multiple meanings.
Peres is a patronymic Portuguese and Galician surname. Its modern variant is Pires [1] . There exists also a branch among jewish people, not related with the first ones. In this case Hebrew: פרס, romanized : ˈperes is the name of the Bearded vulture or Gypaetus barbatus, commonly known as the lammergeier ). However, the surname is from the ...
Peretz Smolenskin, (1842–1885), a Russian Jewish novelist. as a surname : Amir Peretz (born 1952), former Defense Minister and Labour Party leader in Israel. Daniel Peretz (born 2000), FC Bayren Munich & the Israel national football team goalkeeper. Isaac Leib Peretz (1852–1915), modernist Yiddish language author and playwright.
The last surname (normally the paternal one) is usually considered the "most important", but people may choose to use another one, often favouring the more sonorant or less common of their surnames in their daily or professional life (such as Manuel Alegre or José Manuel Barroso, who is known in Portugal by his double surname Durão Barroso).