Ortiz - wikipedia Ortiz Ortiz ( pronounced ( orˈtiθ ) ) is a surname of Spanish origin. Means `` son of Orti ''. Patronymic from the Basque given name `` Orti '', which seems to be disputed in meaning, deriving from either Latin fortis meaning `` brave, strong '' or Latin fortunius meaning `` fortunate ''. Contents 1 Places 2 People 3 See also Places Ortiz, Guárico, town in Guárico State, Venezuela Ortiz Municipality, a municipality in Guárico State, Venezuela Ortiz, Colorado, a small village in the San Luis Valley near Alamosa Ortiz Island, Antarctica People Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz ( born 1952 ), president of Ecuador 1996 -- 1997 Adalberto Ortiz ( 1914 -- 2003 ), Ecuadoran novelist, poet and diplomat Aldo Ortiz ( a.k.a. Ricky Santana ) ( born 1960 ), Mexican professional wrestler Alfonso Ortiz ( 1939 -- 1998 ), Native American cultural anthropologist Álvaro Ortiz ( born 1978 ), Mexican football player Ana Alicia Ortiz ( born 1956 ), Mexican - American actress Bernardo Ortiz de Montellano ( 1899 -- 1949 ), Mexican writer and Contemporáneos magazine founder Beto Ortiz ( born 1978 ), Peruvian - American journalist, TV personality, and writer Carlos Ortiz ( born 1936 ), Puerto Rican boxer Carlos Julián Ortiz ( born 1974 ), Cuban freestyle wrestler Carlos Ortiz Longo ( born 1962 ), Puerto Rican - American health care manager for NASA Claudette Ortiz ( born 1981 ), American soul singer Claudia Ortiz ( born 1981 ), Peruvian beauty pageant winner Danny Ortiz ( 1976 -- 2004 ), Guatemalan football player Darwin Ortiz ( born 1948 ), American gambler, magician, and author David Ortiz ( a.k.a. Big Papi ), ( born 1975 ), Dominican baseball player Deborah Ortiz ( born 1957 ), American politician, state senator from California Dianna Ortiz ( born 1961 ), American Roman Catholic nun kidnapped and tortured by the Guatemalan defense forces in 1989 Diego Ortiz ( c. 1510 -- 1580 ), Spanish composer and music theorist Diogo Ortiz de Villegas ( 1457 -- 1519 ), Spanish - Portuguese theologian and astronomer Domingo Ortiz, American musician Elín Ortiz ( born 1945 ), Puerto Rican actor, comedian and producer Emmanuel Ortiz ( born 1974 ), Chicano / Puerto Rican / Irish - American activist and poet Enrique Ortiz ( disambiguation ), multiple people Eulalio Martín Gutiérrez Ortiz ( 1881 -- 1939 ), president of Mexico 1914 -- 1915 Félix Ortiz ( born 1959 ), American politician in the New York Assembly Fernando Ortiz Fernández ( 1881 -- 1969 ), Cuban, essayist, ethnomusicologist, and scholar of Afro - Cuban culture Fernando Ortiz Arana ( born 1944 ), Mexican politician and legislator Francisco Ortiz Franco ( 1954 -- 2004 ), Mexican journalist Francisco Pradilla Ortiz ( 1848 -- 1921 ), Spanish artist Guillermo Ortiz Martínez ( born 1948 ), governor of the Bank of Mexico Guillermo Iberio Ortiz Mayagoitia ( born 1941 ), chief justice of the Supreme Court of Mexico Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz ( born 1980 ), Cuban boxer Héctor Ortiz Ortiz ( born 1950 ), governor of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala Héctor Herrera Ortiz ( born 1959 ), Cuban Olympic medalist ( 1992 ) in the 800 meters Hilda Ortiz Clayton ( 1991 - 2013 ), American U.S. Army specialist and war photographer Ismael Ortiz ( born 1982 ), Panamanian swimmer in the 2004 Olympics Juan Laurentino Ortiz ( Argentine poet ) ( 1896 -- 1978 ) Junior Ortiz ( born 1959 ), Puerto Rican baseball catcher Joell Ortiz ( born 1980 ), American rapper John Ortiz ( born 1969 ), American actor and co-founder of LAByrinth Theater Company Jorge Ortiz ( Argentine footballer ) ( born 1984 ) José Ortiz ( disambiguation ), numerous individuals Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez ( a.k.a. La Corregidora ) ( 1768 -- 1829 ), conspirator and supporter of the Mexican War of Independence Judith Ortiz Cofer ( born 1952 ), Puerto Rican author Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz ( born 2005 ), Princess of Asturias Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano ( born 1972 ), Queen of Spain Lisa Ortiz ( born 1974 ), American actress Ludwig Ortiz ( born 1976 ), Venezuelan judoka Luis Ortiz ( Puerto Rican boxer ) ( born 1965 ), Puerto Rican boxer Luis `` Perico '' Ortiz ( born 1949 ), Puerto Rican trumpet player and composer Manuel Ortiz or Halloween ( wrestler ) ( born 1971 ), Mexican professional wrestler Manuel Ortiz de Zárate ( 1887 -- 1946 ), Chilean artist Manuel Antonio Ortiz ( fl. 1840 -- 1841 ), president of Paraguay 1840 -- 1841 Marisela Escobedo Ortiz ( 1958 -- 2010 ), Mexican social activist, killed while protesting the murder of her daughter Martha Ortiz, Mexican chef Omar Ortiz ( born 1976 ), Mexican football ( soccer ) player Opie Ortiz ( contemporary ), American tattoo artist Ortiz ( wrestler ), Puerto Rican professional wrestler Oscar Alberto Ortiz ( born 1953 ), Argentine football player, and winner of the 1978 World Cup Óscar Ortiz ( El Salvador ) ( born 1961 ), Salvadoran politician Óscar Ortiz ( tennis ) ( born 1973 ), Mexican tennis player Pascual Ortiz Rubio ( 1877 -- 1963 ), president of Mexico 1930 -- 1932 Paul Ortiz ( contemporary ), UK guitarist and musician Pedro Ortiz Dávila ( a.k.a. Davilita ) ( 1912 -- 1986 ), Puerto Rican popular singer Ramón Ortiz ( born 1973 ), Dominican baseball player Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz ( 1898 -- 1959 ), Argentine writer, journalist, essayist, and poet Ricky Ortiz or Richard Young, American professional wrestler Roberto María Ortiz ( 1886 -- 1942 ), president of Argentina 1938 -- 1942 Russ Ortiz ( born 1974 ), American baseball player Shalim Ortiz ( born 1979 ), Puerto Rican / Dominican - American singer and actor Solomon P. Ortiz ( born 1937 ), US Representative from Texas Stalin Ortiz ( born 1981 ), Colombian basketball player Telma Ortiz Rocasolano ( born 1973 ), sister of Letizia, Princess of Asturias Tito Ortiz ( born 1975 ), American mixed martial arts fighter Tony Ortiz, American sportscaster and sports talk show host Victor Ortiz ( born 1987 ), American boxer Xavier Ortiz ( born June 29 ), Mexican actor and singer Yolanda Ortiz Espinosa ( born 1978 ), Cuban diver Yñigo Ortiz de Retez ( fl. 1545 ), Spanish maritime explorer See also Ronnie Ortiz - Magro, American television personality, Jersey Shore Roxanne Dunbar - Ortiz ( contemporary ), American professor and activist Comet White -- Ortiz -- Bolelli, comet discovered in 1970 This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ortiz. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. 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Question: where does the last name ortiz come from
Answer: Patronymic from the Basque given name "Orti"