Pérez
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Pérez is a Spanish-language surname. It was originally a patronymic meaning "son of Peter" (Pedro or Pero in Old Castilian), its English equivalent being Peterson. The surname is extremely common throughout the Hispanic world, and has a similar connotation to the surname Smith in English. The Portuguese equivalent of the surname is Peres or Pires, and it becomes Peris in Valencian.
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[edit] People
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- Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
- Al Perez
- Albino Pérez
- Amanda Perez
- Antonio Pérez Dominican Baseball player
- Antonio Pérez Delgadillo
- Arturo Pérez-Reverte
- Ashley Pérez Moza
- Belle Perez
- Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist
- Carlos Pérez (baseball player)
- Carlos Pérez (kayak sprinter)
- Carlos Andrés Pérez, President of Venezuela
- Carlota Perez, Venezuelan economist
- Cristina Pérez (judge)
- Cristina Pérez (reporter)
- Danilo Pérez, jazz musician
- Diego Perez, Uruguayan footballler
- Diego Perez (tennis), Uruguayan tennis player
- Eddie Perez (politician)
- Eddie Pérez (baseball player)
- Eduardo Perez, baseball player
- Efrén Pérez Rivera
- Emilio Pérez Touriño, Spanish politician
- Emily Perez, first female minority Command Sergeant at West Point
- Felipe Pérez Roque
- Félix Javier Pérez
- Florentino Pérez
- George Pérez
- Hugo Perez
- Iván Pérez
- Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Peruvian diplomat, the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Jefferson Pérez Ecuadorian track and field athlete
- Juan Bautista Pérez President of Venezuela
- Juan José Pérez Hernández, Spanish explorer (d. 1775)
- Kenneth Perez
- Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda
- Luis Ernesto Pérez
- Luis Perez Sala
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- Manuel Benítez Pérez El Cordobés - Bullfighter from Spain
- Manuel Pérez, President of Nicaragua 1843-1844
- Manuel Pérez (guerrilla leader)
- Marcos Pérez Jiménez President of Venezuela
- María Dolores Pérez Enciso
- Mariano Ospina Pérez President of Colombia
- Mario Pérez Zúñiga
- Melido Pérez, baseball player
- Melina Perez
- Miguel Pérez
- Miguel Pérez Alvarado
- Neifi Pérez
- Odalis Pérez
- Oliver Pérez
- Orlando Perez
- Óscar Pérez Rojas Mexican football (soccer) player
- Óscar Pérez Bovela Spanish football (soccer) player
- Pascual Pérez (boxing)
- Pascual Pérez (baseball), baseball player
- Ricardo Pérez Godoy
- Robert Pérez
- Rosie Perez
- Silverio Pérez
- Tomás Pérez Venezuelan baseball player
- Tony Pérez Cuban baseball player
- Vincent Pérez Swiss actor
- Wilson Pérez Colombian football defender
- Yolanda Perez Mexican American singer who specializes in banda music.
- Yorkis Pérez, baseball player
[edit] Places
- Perez, Quezon, a municipality in the Philippines
- Pérez, Santa Fe, Argentina