# Ortiz

Ortiz (pronounced) is a Spanish-language patronymic surname meaning "son of Orti". "Orti" seems to be disputed in meaning, deriving from either Basque, Latin fortis meaning "brave, strong", or Latin fortunius meaning "fortunate". Officials of the Spanish Inquisition in Toledo, Spain, wrote in the 1590s that "this surname Ortiz, although they have few sanbenitos, is in this city a very converso lineage and surname".

## People

* Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz (born 1952), president of Ecuador 1996–1997
* Adalberto Ortiz (1914–2003), Ecuadorian novelist, poet and diplomat
* Aldo Ortiz (a.k.a. Ricky Santana) (born 1960), Mexican professional wrestler
* Alfonso Ortiz (1939–1998), Native American cultural anthropologist
* Alfredo Ortiz, American businessman; president and CEO of Job Creators Network since 2014
* Álvaro Ortiz (footballer) (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 (boxer) (1936–2022), Puerto Rican boxer
* Carlos Julián Ortiz (born 1974), Cuban freestyle wrestler
* Celso Ortiz (born 1989), Paraguayan football player
* Claudette Ortiz (born 1981), American soul singer
* Claudia Ortiz (born 1981), Peruvian beauty pageant winner
* Daniel Ortiz (disambiguation), multiple people
* Danny Ortiz (1976–2004), Guatemalan football player
* Darwin Ortiz (born 1948), American gambler, magician, and author
* David Ortiz (born 1975), Dominican baseball player
* Deborah Ortiz (born 1957), American politician, state senator from California
* Desiree Ortiz, Venezuelan television host
* Dianna Ortiz (1958–2021), 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 Antonio Ortiz (1832-1889), Paraguayan naval officer and supreme court judge
* Domingo Ortiz, American musician
* Elín Ortiz (1934–2016), Puerto Rican actor, comedian and producer
* Emmanuel Ortiz (born 1974), Chicano/Puerto Rican/Irish-American activist and poet
* Enrique Ortiz (disambiguation), multiple people
* Enrique Ortiz de Landázuri Izarduy (a.k.a. Enrique Bunbury), (Born 1967), Spanish singer-songwriter
* 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
* Gerardo Ortiz (born 1989), Mexican singer
* 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 (disambiguation), multiple people
* 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 Clayton (1991–2013), née Ortiz, American U.S. Army combat photographer
* Ismael Ortiz (born 1982), Panamanian swimmer in the 2004 Olympics
* Juan Laurentino Ortiz (1896–1978), Argentine poet
* 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)
* Jorge Ortiz (Spanish footballer) (born 1992)
* 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 (1952–2016), 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 voice actress
* Lucas Ortíz (born 1999), Uruguayan footballer
* Ludwig Ortiz (born 1976), Venezuelan judoka
* Luis Ortiz (disambiguation), multiple people
* 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
* Oliver Ortíz (born 1993), Mexican footballer
* Omar Ortiz (born 1976), Mexican football (soccer) player
* Opie Ortiz (contemporary), American tattoo artist and musician
* Ortiz (wrestler) (born 1991), American 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 (historian) (born 1964), American history professor and author
* Paul Ortiz (musician), British 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
* Richard Ortiz (born 1990), Paraguayan footballer
* 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, Queen of Spain
* Tito Ortiz (born 1975), American mixed martial arts fighter
* Tony Ortiz, American sportscaster and sports talk show host
* Vergil Ortiz Jr. (born 1998), American boxer
* Victor Ortiz (born 1987), American boxer
* Víctor Manuel Ortiz (1965–2021), Puerto Rican politician
* Xavier Ortiz (1962/72–2020), Mexican actor and singer
* Yolanda Ortiz Espinosa (born 1978), Cuban diver
* Yñigo Ortiz de Retez (fl. 1545), Spanish maritime explorer

## Fictional characters

* Liza Ortiz, in the American television series Fear the Walking Dead
* Valentina "Val" Ortiz, from the 2024 Pixar film Inside Out 2