# Velasco

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{{Infobox surname
| name = Velasco
|image= Escudo de Velasco.svg
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|caption= Coat of arms
| pronunciation = 
| meaning = [patronymic](/source/patronymic) of Vela
| region = [Basque Country](/source/Basque_Country_(greater_region)), Spain
| language = [Basque](/source/Basque_language), [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language)
| variant = [Vasco](/source/Vasco_(disambiguation)), [Vasquez](/source/Vasquez), [Velásquez](/source/Vel%C3%A1squez_(disambiguation))
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'''Velasco''' (also '''Belasco''' or '''Belasko''') is a [Basque](/source/Basque_Country_(greater_region)) [family name](/source/family_name). According to the [academy of Basque language](/source/Euskaltzaindia), it is derived from the Visigothic name 'Vela' (Vigila) and the [Basque](/source/Basque_language) [suffix](/source/suffix) ''–sco''.<ref>[https://www.euskaltzaindia.eus/en/ Belasco] Onomastics</ref> The name also made its way into Portuguese as [Vasco](/source/Vasco_(disambiguation)). 

Notable people with the surname include:

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* The Castilian noble house of Velasco, rulers of the [Dukedom of Frías](/source/Dukedom_of_Fr%C3%ADas)
* [Velasco Sánchez](/source/Velasco_S%C3%A1nchez) ([fl.](/source/floruit) 1153–1181), Iberian nobleman who held various political and military offices
* [Alberto Contador Velasco](/source/Alberto_Contador) (born 1982), Spanish professional road bicycle racer
* [Álvaro Velasco (golfer)](/source/%C3%81lvaro_Velasco_(golfer)) (born 1981), Spanish professional golfer
* [Álvaro Velasco (weightlifter)](/source/%C3%81lvaro_Velasco_(weightlifter)) (born 1971), Colombian weightlifter
* [Ana de Velasco y Girón](/source/Ana_de_Velasco_y_Gir%C3%B3n) (1585–1607), mother of John IV of Portugal
* [Andrés Velasco](/source/Andr%C3%A9s_Velasco) (born 1961), Chilean economist and former Finance Minister
* [Camile Velasco](/source/Camile_Velasco) (born 1985), Filipino–American singer
* [Concha Velasco](/source/Concha_Velasco) (1939–2023), Spanish actress
* [Cris Velasco](/source/Cris_Velasco) (born 1980), American film and video game composer
* [Diablo Velasco](/source/Diablo_Velasco) (1919–1999), Mexican trainer of professional wrestlers
* [Diego López de Zúñiga y Velasco](/source/Diego_L%C3%B3pez_de_Z%C3%BA%C3%B1iga_y_Velasco) (1510–1564), sixth viceroy of Peru
* [Domingo Antonio Velasco](/source/Domingo_Antonio_Velasco), 18th–century Italian painter
* [Eleanor Thornton](/source/Eleanor_Thornton) (Eleanor Velasco Thornton; 1880–1915), model for the Rolls–Royce hood ornament, ''[Spirit of Ecstasy](/source/Spirit_of_Ecstasy)''
* [Epimaco Velasco](/source/Epimaco_Velasco) (1935–2014), Filipino politician
* [Félix Díaz Velasco](/source/F%C3%A9lix_D%C3%ADaz_Velasco) (1868–1945), Mexican politician and general
* [Gabriela Velasco](/source/Gabriela_Velasco) (1941–2019), Chilean actress and television presenter
* [Gaspar de Borja y Velasco](/source/Gaspar_de_Borja_y_Velasco) (1580–1645), Spanish Cardinal, metropolitan of Toledo
* [Iván Velasco](/source/Iv%C3%A1n_Velasco) (born 1980), Spanish road bicycle racer
* [J. Xavier Velasco](/source/J._Xavier_Velasco), Mexican filmmaker, writer and director of the 2025 film ''[Crocodiles](/source/Crocodiles_(film))'' 
* [Jaime Castillo Velasco](/source/Jaime_Castillo_Velasco) (1914–2003), Chilean politician
* [José Manso de Velasco, 1st Count of Superunda](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Manso_de_Velasco%2C_1st_Count_of_Superunda) (1688–1767), Governor of Chile and Viceroy of Peru
* [José María Velasco Gómez](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Velasco_G%C3%B3mez) (1840–1912), Mexican painter
* [José María Velasco Ibarra](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Velasco_Ibarra) (1893–1979), Ecuadorian president, five times elected by popular vote
* [José María Cervantes y Velasco](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Mar%C3%ADa_Cervantes_y_Velasco) (c. 1785 – 1856), Mexican army officer
* [José Miguel de Velasco](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Miguel_de_Velasco) (1795–1859), Bolivian president
* [Jose R. Velasco](/source/Jose_R._Velasco) (1916–2007), Filipino plant physiologist and agricultural chemist
* [Juan Pablo Velasco](/source/Juan_Pablo_Velasco), Bolivian businessman
* [Juan Velasco Alvarado](/source/Juan_Velasco_Alvarado) (1910–1977), Peruvian general, ruler of Peru 1968–1975
* [Juan Velasco (footballer)](/source/Juan_Velasco_(footballer)) (Juan Velasco Damas, born 1977), Spanish footballer
* [Juan de Velasco](/source/Juan_de_Velasco) (1727–1796), Jesuit priest
* [Juan Zambudio Velasco](/source/Juan_Zambudio_Velasco) (1921–2004), Spanish football goalkeeper
* [Julio Velasco](/source/Julio_Velasco) (born 1952), Argentine volleyball coach
* [Luís de Velasco](/source/Lu%C3%ADs_de_Velasco) (1511–1564), Spanish nobleman, Viceroy of New Spain
* [Luis de Velasco, 1st Marquess of Salinas del Río Pisuerga](/source/Luis_de_Velasco%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Salinas_del_R%C3%ADo_Pisuerga) (c. 1534 – 1617), Spanish nobleman, Viceroy of New Spain and of Peru
* [Luis de Velasco y Velasco, 2nd Count of Salazar](/source/Luis_de_Velasco_y_Velasco%2C_2nd_Count_of_Salazar) (1559–1625), Spanish nobleman, commander in the Eighty Years' War
* [Luis Vicente de Velasco](/source/Luis_Vicente_de_Velasco) (1711–1762), commander in the Royal Spanish Navy
* [Manuel de Velasco y Tejada](/source/Manuel_de_Velasco_y_Tejada), Spanish admiral at the Battle of Vigo Bay (1702)
* [Manuela Velasco](/source/Manuela_Velasco) (born 1975), Spanish film actress
* [María Elena Velasco](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Elena_Velasco) (1940–2015), Mexican actress and film director
* [Miguel Alemán Velasco](/source/Miguel_Alem%C3%A1n_Velasco) (born 1932), Mexican politician, businessman and philanthropist
* [Omar Apolonio Velasco](/source/Omar_Apollo) (born 1997), American singer-songwriter who performs as Omar Apollo
* [Onyok Velasco](/source/Onyok_Velasco) (Mansueto Velasco Jr., born 1974), Filipino Olympic silver medalist in boxing
* [Pedro Donoso Velasco](/source/Pedro_Donoso_Velasco) (1944–2001), Chilean chess master
* [Presbitero Velasco Jr.](/source/Presbitero_Velasco_Jr.) (born 1948), incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
* [Roel Velasco](/source/Roel_Velasco) (born 1972), retired Filipino boxer
* [Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco](/source/Tom%C3%A1s_de_Torrej%C3%B3n_y_Velasco) (1644–1728), Spanish composer based in Peru
* [Verónica Ruiz de Velasco](/source/Ver%C3%B3nica_Ruiz_de_Velasco) (born 1968), Mexican painter
* [Vicente Manuel de Céspedes y Velasco](/source/Vicente_Manuel_de_C%C3%A9spedes_y_Velasco) (died 1794), Spanish governor of Santiago de Cuba and of West Florida
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