# Vasquez

Vásquez is a surname of Galician origin, which later spread all over the Spanish-speaking world. Alternative spellings of the name include Vázquez or Vasques (particularly in regions with seseo), and Vasquez or Vazquez (in countries where Iberian languages are not commonly spoken).

## Overview

To a lesser extent it also occurs in Portuguese-speaking countries (spelled Vasques), where Vasco is also used as a surname. Vasquez means "[son] of Vasco", and Vasco comes from the pre-Roman latinized name "Velascus", a name of uncertain origin and meaning, but probably Basque or Iberian. In Galician-Portuguese the pre-Roman name becomes Velascu > Veascu > Vaasco > Vasco.
In some Spanish-speaking countries, families of non-Iberian ancestry have also adopted this surname. In Colombia and Argentina, there have been instances of "Watzke" and "Watzka" families, of German-Czech descent, Hispanicizing their surnames to "Vasquez". The surname was chosen as being the one most closely resembling their former name; in Italy a similar phenomenon was noted with some "Watzke" changing to "Vasco".
There are also Spanish cognate surnames Velasco and Velázquez/Velazquez.

## List of people with this surname
### Vasquez or Vásquez

* Andrés Vasquez (born 1987), Peruvian-born Swedish football midfielder
* Andrew Vasquez, Native American flute player
* Andrew Vasquez (baseball) (born 1993), American baseball player
* Angélica Delfina Vásquez Cruz (born 1958), Mexican potter
* Anthony Vasquez, baseball player
* Auristela Vásquez, Venezuelan politician
* Camille Vasquez (born 1984), American lawyer known for representing Johnny Depp in the Depp vs Heard civil case
* Catalina Vasquez Villalpando (born 1940), treasurer of the United States
* Chalena Vásquez (1950–2016), Peruvian ethnomusicologist and folklorist
* Christian Vasquez (born 1977), Filipino actor and model
* Christian Vásquez (born 1984), Venezuelan conductor and violinist
* Domingo Vásquez (1846–1909), president of Honduras 1893–1894
* Eric Vasquez (born 1982), American soccer player
* Fabio Vásquez Castaño (1940–2019), Colombian rebel and revolutionary
* Fernando Vásquez (born 1962), Bolivian mining engineer
* Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (1510–1554), Spanish conquistador
* Gabe Vasquez, New Mexico politician
* Gabriel Vásquez (1549–1604), Spanish Jesuit theologian
* Gaddi Vasquez (born 1955), 8th United States Representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
* Greivis Vásquez (born 1987), Venezuelan basketball player
* Horacio Vásquez (1860–1936), Dominican general and political figure
* Jhonen Vasquez (born 1974), Californian cartoonist
* Jorge Vásquez (born 1978), major league baseball pitcher
* Joseph Vásquez (1962–1995), American independent filmmaker
* Juan Vásquez (composer), Spanish priest and composer of the renaissance
* Juanes (born 1972), full name Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (Vásquez is his second, or matrilineal, last name), Colombian rock musician
* Julio César Vásquez (born 1965), Argentine boxer in the super middleweight division
* Junior Vasquez (born 1949), New York City club DJ and remixer/producer
* Louis Vásquez (1798–1868), mountain man and trader from Missouri
* Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón (c. 1480–1526), Spanish explorer
* Luis Vásquez (footballer) (born 1996), Colombian football goalkeeper
* Luis Vasquez (American football) (born 1986), American football player
* Martín Vásquez (born 1963), Mexican soccer player, also played for US team
* Mona Vasquez (1960–2011), French critic of Scientology
* Orlando Vásquez (weightlifter, born 1969), Nicaraguan weightlifter
* Randy Vasquez (born 1961), American actor
* Rafael Vásquez (disambiguation), multiple people
* Roberta Vasquez (born 1963), Cuban-American model, actress and Playboy playmate
* Roberto Vásquez (born 1983), southpaw boxer in the flyweight division
* Sam Vasquez (1972–2007), American MMA fighter
* Tiburcio Vásquez (1835–1875), Mexican bandit
* Walter Vásquez Vejarano (born 1932), Peruvian lawyer, politician and President of the Supreme Court

### Vázquez or Vazquez

* Andrés Vázquez (1932–2022), Spanish bullfighter
* Angie Vázquez (born 2001), Mexican singer
* Christian Vázquez (born 1990), Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher
* Christian Vázquez (actor), Mexican actor
* Cristian Vázquez (born 1998), Argentine professional footballer
* Dolors Vázquez Aznar (1955–2014), Spanish painter
* Felipe Vázquez (born 1991), Venezuelan baseball player
* Fernando Vázquez (born 1954), Spanish football manager
* Fran Vázquez (born 1983), Spanish basketball player
* Franco Vázquez (born 1989), Italo-Argentine footballer
* Guillermo Vázquez (disambiguation), multiple people
* Hugo Vázquez (born 1968), Uruguayan basketball player
* Ignacio Vázquez (footballer, born 1971), Mexican football (soccer) player
* Israel Vázquez (1977–2024), Mexican boxer
* Javier Vázquez (born 1976), Puerto Rican-American baseball pitcher
* Jorge Vázquez (baseball) (born 1982), New York Yankees minor league first baseman
* Jorge Vázquez Viaña (1939–1967), Bolivian revolutionary
* Juan T. Vázquez Martín (1940–2017), Cuban abstract painter
* La La (entertainer) (born 1979), Puerto Rican MTV VJ
* Ramon Vazquez (born 1976), Baseball Player
* Lucas Vázquez (born 1991), Spanish footballer
* Manuel Vázquez Gallego (1930–1995), Spanish comic artist and writer
* Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939–2003), Spanish writer
* Mario Vazquez (born 1977), New York Puerto Rican singer, from American Idol
* Myrna Vázquez (1935–1975), Puerto Rican actress and Boston community activist
* Pepe Luis Vázquez Garcés (1921–2013), Spanish bullfighter
* Pepe Luis Vázquez Silva (1957–2024), Spanish bullfighter
* Ramón Vázquez (born 1976), American baseball player
* Rafael Martín Vázquez (born 1965), Spanish footballer
* Sebastián Vázquez (basketball) (born 1985), Uruguayan basketball player
* Tabaré Vázquez (1940–2020), President of Uruguay
* Victor Vazquez (born 1983), better known as Kool A.D., American musician and artist
* Víctor Vázquez (artist), Puerto Rican photographer and conceptual artist
* Víctor Vázquez Rosales (born 1989), Spanish footballer
* Víctor Vázquez Solsona (born 1987), Spanish footballer
* Wanda Vázquez, Puerto Rico Secretary of Justice, politician and Governor of Puerto Rico

## Fictional characters

* Vasquez, a supporting character from the film Aliens
* Alexandra "Alex" Vasquez, one of the three main characters of the animated television series Totally Spies!
* Esmeralda "Ezzy" Vasquez, a character from the video game Real Heroes: Firefighter
* Jonah Vasquez, a character from the video game Dead by Daylight
* Jared Vasquez, an NYPD officer, detective and lieutenant from Manifest (TV series).