Báez - wikipedia Báez For the village in Villa Clara Province, Cuba, see Báez. Báez or Baez is a surname of Hispanic origin meaning son of Pelayo ( Peláez > Páez > Báez ). As of 2008, it was the 20th most popular surname in Paraguay. People People having this surname include : Albert Baez ( 1912 -- 2007 ), physicist, father of Joan Baez Anthony Baez ( 1965 -- 1994 ), victim of NYPD police brutality Danys Báez ( born 1977 ), Cuban baseball player Javier Báez ( born 1992 ), Puerto Rican baseball player Joan Baez ( born 1941 ), American folk singer John C. Baez ( born 1961 ), mathematical physicist, cousin of Joan Baez José Báez ( disambiguation ), several people Luis Báez de Torres ( born c. 1565 ; fl. 1607 ), Iberian maritime explorer Maria Baez, a former New York City councilwoman Maria Baez, a fictional detective on the TV series Blue Bloods Myrna Báez, painter and printmaker Pedro Báez ( born 1988 ), Dominican baseball player Ramón Buenaventura Báez ( 1812 -- 1884 ), president of the Dominican Republic Ramón Báez ( 1858 -- 1929 ), provisional president of the Dominican Republic Ramón Báez III, Dominican businessman and sportsman Ramón Báez IV ( born 1956 ), Dominican businessman, jailed from the collapse of Banco Intercontinental Xavier Báez ( born 1987 ), Mexican football player See also All pages with titles containing `` Baez '' or `` Báez '' Notes Jump up ^ http://www.houseofnames.com/baez-family-crest/Spanish Jump up ^ `` Los apellidos más comunes en el padrón que se usará en abril '' ( PDF ) ( in Spanish ). ultimahora.com. Retrieved March 24, 2008. Surname list This page lists people with the surname Baez. 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=Baez&oldid=863490401 '' Categories : Surnames Hidden categories : CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) Articles with short description All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia Cebuano Deutsch Français Italiano Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 11 October 2018, at 03 : 27 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name baez originate from
Answer: Hispanic origin