Benítez - wikipedia Benítez Benítez ( Spanish : ( beˈniteθ ), in Latin America : ( beˈnites ) ; meaning `` son of Benito '' ) is a surname of Spanish origin. It is thought to have originated in Asturias, in the north of Spain. Notable people with the surname include : Contents 1 Argentina 2 Colombia 3 Cuba 4 Dominican Republic 5 Ecuador 6 Mexico 7 Paraguay 8 Philippines 9 Puerto Rico 10 Spain 11 United States of America 12 Venezuela 13 See also Argentina Andrea Benítez ( born 1986 ), Argentine professional tennis player. Jorge José Benítez ( born 1950 ), Argentine professional football player and coach. Leandro Benítez ( born 1981 ), Argentine professional football player. Colombia Hernando Urriago Benítez ( born 1974 ), Colombian poet and essayist. Cuba Antonio Benítez - Rojo ( 1931 -- 2005 ), Cuban - American professor. Dominican Republic Armando Benítez ( 1972 -- ), Dominican professional baseball player. Ecuador Christian Benítez ( also known as Chucho Benitez ) ( 1986 -- 2013 ), Ecuadoran professional football player. Mexico Elsa Benítez ( born 1977 ), Mexican supermodel. Paraguay Arsenio Benítez ( born 1971 ), Paraguayan professional football player. Delfín Benítez Cáceres ( 1910 -- 2004 ), Paraguayan professional football player. Gustavo Benítez ( born 1953 ), Paraguayan professional football player. José de La Cruz Benítez ( born 1952 ), Paraguayan professional football player. Miguel Ángel Benítez ( born 1970 ), Paraguayan professional football player. Pedro Benítez ( born 1981 ), Paraguayan professional football player. Philippines Paz Márquez - Benítez ( 1894 -- 1983 ), Filipina short - story writer. Puerto Rico Alejandrina Benítez de Gautier ( 1819 -- 1879 ), Puerto Rican poet. Eddie Benitez ( born 1962 ), Puerto Rican jazz musician. Félix Benítez ( 1886 -- 1975 ), Puerto Rican architect of the Normandie Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Jaime Rexach Benítez ( 1908 -- 2001 ), Puerto Rican author, academic, and politician. José Gautier Benítez ( 1848 -- 1880 ), Puerto Rican poet of the Romanticism Era. Lucecita Benítez ( Luz Esther Benítez ) ( born 1942 ), Puerto Rican singer. María Bibiana Benítez ( 1783 -- 1873 ), Puerto Rican poet and playwright. Spain El Cordobés ( Manuel Benítez Pérez ) ( born 1936 ), Spanish matador. Juan Manuel Benitez, reporter and host of NY1 Noticias, a 24 - hour local news Spanish - language station in New York City. Rafael Benítez ( born 1960 ), Spanish professional football player and manager. United States of america Gio Benitez, Journalist. Joe Benitez ( born 1971 ), American comic book artist. John Benitez ( better known as Jellybean Benitez ) ( born 1957 ), American musician, DJ, and music producer. Wilfred Benítez ( born 1958 ), American world champion professional boxer. Venezuela Héctor Benítez ( 1918 -- 2011 ), Venezuelan professional baseball player. See also Hector Benitez ( disambiguation ) Casas de Benítez, municipality in Cuenca, Castile - La Mancha, Spain. Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport serving Santiago, Chile. United States v. Dominguez Benitez, 2004 US Supreme Court decision on the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. This page lists people with the surname Benitez. 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=Benitez&oldid=808142159 '' Categories : Surnames Spanish - language surnames Patronymic surnames Hidden categories : All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikispecies Cebuano Deutsch Español Français 한국어 Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Português Русский Slovenščina Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 1 November 2017, at 03 : 36. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name benitez come from
Answer: It is thought to have originated in Asturias, in the north of Spain