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'''Vásquez''' ({{IPA|es|ˈbas.keθ}}; English pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|ˈ|v|æ|s|.|k|ɛ|s}}, {{respell|VASS|kess}}) 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|date=December 2022}}
There are also Spanish cognate surnames Velasco and Velázquez/Velazquez.<ref>Ferreiro, M. ''Gramática Histórica Galega'', p. 84, {{ISBN|84-87847-68-4}}</ref>
== List of people with this surname == ===Vasquez or Vásquez=== {{Div col}}
* 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 * 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 * Domingo Vásquez (1846–1909), president of Honduras 1893–1894 * Eric Vasquez (born 1982), American soccer player * Ester Vázquez (born 1973), Spanish chemist, educator * Fabio Vásquez Castaño (1940–2019), Colombian rebel and revolutionary * Fernando Vásquez (born 1962), Bolivian mining engineer * Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (1510–1554), Spanish conquistador * 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 * Horacio Vásquez (1860–1936), Dominican general and political figure * Jhonen Vasquez (born 1974), Californian cartoonist * Jorge Vásquez (born 1978), major league baseball pitcher * Joseph Vásquez (1962–1995), American independent filmmaker * Juan Vásquez (composer), Spanish priest and composer of the renaissance * 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 * Louis Vásquez (1798–1868), mountain man and trader from Missouri * Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón (c. 1480–1526), Spanish explorer * Luis Vásquez (footballer) (born 1996), Colombian football goalkeeper * Luis Vasquez (American football) (born 1986), American football player * Martín Vásquez (born 1963), Mexican soccer player, also played for US team * Mona Vasquez (1960–2011), French critic of Scientology * Nestor Vasquez (died 2019), Belizean shooting victim * Orlando Vásquez (weightlifter, born 1969), Nicaraguan weightlifter * Randy Vasquez (born 1961), American actor * Rafael Vásquez (disambiguation), multiple people * 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 * Sofronio Vasquez (born 1992), Filipino singer and champion of the season 26 of ''The Voice USA'' * Tiburcio Vásquez (1835–1875), Mexican bandit * Walter Vásquez Vejarano (born 1932), Peruvian lawyer, politician and President of the Supreme Court {{Div col end}}
===Vázquez or Vazquez=== {{Div col}} * Adrián Vázquez Lázara (born 1982), Spanish politician * Adrián Vázquez Núñez (born 2004), Spanish footballer * Álvaro Vázquez (born 1991), Spanish footballer * Ana Paula Vázquez (born 2000), Mexican archer * Andrés Vázquez (1932–2022), Spanish bullfighter * Angie Vázquez (born 2001), Mexican singer * Christian Vázquez (born 1990), Puerto Rican baseball catcher * Christian Vázquez (actor), Mexican actor * Cristian Vázquez (born 1998), Argentine footballer * Dolors Vázquez Aznar (1955–2014), Spanish painter * Felipe Vázquez (born 1991), Venezuelan baseball player * Fernando Vázquez (born 1954), Spanish football manager * Fran Vázquez (born 1983), Spanish basketball player * Franco Vázquez (born 1989), Italo-Argentine footballer * Guillermo Vázquez (disambiguation), multiple people * Hugo Vázquez (born 1968), Uruguayan basketball player * Ignacio Vázquez (footballer, born 1971), Mexican footballer * Israel Vázquez (1977–2024), Mexican boxer * Javier Vázquez (born 1976), Puerto Rican-American baseball pitcher * Jorge Vázquez (baseball) (born 1982), New York Yankees minor league first baseman * Jorge Vázquez Viaña (1939–1967), Bolivian revolutionary * Juan T. Vázquez Martín (1940–2017), Cuban abstract painter * La La (entertainer) (born 1979), Puerto Rican MTV VJ * Lucas Vázquez (born 1991), Spanish footballer * 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'' * Mathias Vazquez (born 2008), Brazilian basketball player * Miguel Vázquez (born 1987), Mexican boxer * Myrna Vázquez (1935–1975), Puerto Rican actress and community activist * Olegario Vázquez Raña (1935–2025), Mexican sports shooter and entrepreneur * Pepe Luis Vázquez Garcés (1921–2013), Spanish bullfighter * Pepe Luis Vázquez Silva (1957–2024), Spanish bullfighter * Rafael Martín Vázquez (born 1965), Spanish footballer * Ramón Vázquez (born 1976), Puerto Rican baseball player and coach * Sebastián Vázquez (basketball) (born 1985), Uruguayan basketball player * Tabaré Vázquez (1940–2020), President of Uruguay * 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 * Wanda Vázquez, Puerto Rico Secretary of Justice, politician and Governor of Puerto Rico {{Div col end}}
== Fictional characters == * Vasquez, a supporting character from the film ''Aliens'' * Alexandra "Alex" Vasquez, one of the three main characters of the animated television series ''Totally Spies!'' * Esmeralda "Ezzy" Vasquez, a character from the video game ''Real Heroes: Firefighter'' * Jonah Vasquez, a character from the video game ''Dead by Daylight'' * Jared Vasquez, an NYPD officer, detective and lieutenant from Manifest (TV series). * Dee Vasquez, a high-ranking producer of the series, Steel Samurai. ''Ace Attorney''
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