Cortés ( surname ) - wikipedia Cortés ( surname ) For other uses, see Cortes ( disambiguation ). Cortés ( Castilian, Galician, Valencian ), Cortês ( Portuguese ), Cortès ( Catalan ) is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin, respectively. The surname derived from the Old French corteis or curteis, meaning `` courteous '' or `` polite '' and is related to the English Curtis, although the English form has become more widely used as a given name. The surname has become more frequent among Romani people in Spain than among the general Spanish population. Contents 1 People 2 References 3 See also 4 External links People Notable people surnamed Cortes include : Alejandro Cortés, Colombian road cyclist Bruno Cortês, Brazilian football ( soccer ) player Garðar Thór Cortes, Icelandic tenor Hernán Cortés, 16th - century Spanish conquistador Juan Donoso Cortés ( 1809 -- 1853 ), Spanish writer and politician Joaquín Cortés, Spanish flamenco dancer Édouard Cortès, 20th - century French Post-Impressionist Painter Xavier Cortés Rocha, Mexican architect and rector of the UNAM References Jump up ^ Powell, Kimberly. `` What Does the Name Cortez Mean ? '' About. Web. < http://genealogy.about.com Jump up ^ Diccionario de apellidos españoles, Roberto Faure, María Asunción Ribes, Antonio García, Editorial Espasa, Madrid 2001. ISBN 84 - 239 - 2289 - 8. Section III. 3.8 page XXXIX. See also Cortese Courtois ( disambiguation ) External links Look up Cortes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. This page lists people with the surname Cortes. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cortes_(surname)&oldid=783588326 '' Categories : Surnames Portuguese - language surnames Spanish - language surnames Romani surnames Hidden categories : All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 3 June 2017, at 09 : 26. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where did the last name cortes come from
Answer: Old French corteis or curteis, meaning "courteous" or "polite"