Rodríguez
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- For other uses see Rodríguez (disambiguation). See also Rodrigues (disambiguation).
Rodríguez is a Spanish Patronymic (meaning Son of Rodrigo) and a common family name (surname) in Spanish, Latin America and other places. The "ez" or "es" signifies "son of". The name Rodrigo is the Spanish form of Roderick, meaning "famous power", from the Germanic elements "hrod", fame and "ric," power. Its Portuguese equivalent is Rodrigues.
It is a name associated with a great number of different people:
- Albita Rodríguez, Cuban-American singer
- Alex Rodriguez, Dominican-American baseball player, currently for the New York Yankees
- Alfonso Rodriguez, Jr.
- Alphonsus Rodriguez, Spanish saint
- Antonio Rodríguez San Juan, Venezuela Politician, Vargas's governor
- Cayetano José Rodríguez, Argentine member of the Congress of Tucumán
- Clemente Rodríguez, Argentinian football player
- Daniel Rodriguez, American tenor
- Darnell Armando Rodriguez, Science and Algebra Teacher at St. Euphrasia School.
- Freddy Rodriguez, American actor
- Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, Uruguayan composer
- Héctor Rodríguez, Cuban baseball player
- Ivan Rodriguez, Puerto Rican baseball player
- Jose Rodriguez, A ghost friend of Paifu in the manga Cowa!
- José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", Venezuelan singer and actor
- Marvin Rodríguez, Costa Rican football (soccer) player
- Maxime Rodriguez, French composer
- Maximiliano Rodríguez, Argentinian football player
- Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría, President of Costa Rica
- Omar Rodriguez, American Composer
- Robert Rodriguez, American film director
- Silvio Rodríguez, Cuban singer-songwriter
- Simón Rodríguez, Venezuelan philosopher and educator
- Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, (a.k.a Rodriguez) American singer and recording artist, author of the song "Sugarman"
- Ventura Rodríguez, Spanish architect of the 18th century
- Mariano Ospina Rodríguez, President of Colombia (1857-1861).
- Michelle Rodríguez, American actress of Puerto Rican descent
- Jacob Matthew Rodriguez, American Christian author
- Vicente Rodríguez, Spanish boxer
As a first name, it is associated with Saint Rodriguez (9th century).