Sánchez (surname)
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Not to be confused with Sanches.
- For other uses, Sánchez (disambiguation)
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Sánchez is the most common surname in the provinces of Cáceres and Salamanca |
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Meaning | "Son of Sancho" |
Region of origin | Spain |
Related names | Sanches |
Popularity | Behind the Name |
Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Sanchez |
Sánchez or Sanchez is a frequently common Spanish surname. As a patronymic, it means "son of Sancho". The name "Sancho" itself comes from the Basque Santxo.
- Adolfo Sánchez Vázquez, Mexican writer and professor
- Alex Sanchez, American author
- Angel Sanchez, Argentinian football (soccer) referee
- Anibal Sanchez, baseball player
- Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Spanish tennis player
- Bertha Sánchez, Colombian long-distance runner
- Claudio Sanchez, singer and guitarist of Coheed and Cambria
- Davis Sanchez, NFL and CFL football player
- Encarna Sánchez, Spanish television show host
- Francisco Sanchez, Eighth Alcade of San Francisco
- Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, a Founding Father of the Dominican Republic
- Freddy Sanchez, baseball player
- Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, Bolivian president
- Hugo Sánchez, Mexican soccer player
- Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as Carlos the Jackal, a Venezuelan terrorist
- Lawrie Sanchez, British soccer player, now a manager
- Linda Sánchez, American member of Congress
- Luis Rafael Sánchez, Puerto Rican playwright and author
- Loretta Sanchez, American member of Congress
- Magdalena Sánchez, Venezuelan singer
- María Sánchez Lorenzo, Spanish tennis player
- Marta Sánchez, Spanish female vocalist
- Matt Sanchez, American soldier, political activist, writer and former pornographic actor
- Oscar Enrique Sánchez, Guatemalan soccer player
- Oswaldo Sánchez, Mexican soccer player
- Pepe Sánchez, Argentine professional basketball player
- Ricardo Sánchez, Spanish water polo player
- Roberto Sánchez Vilella, the second Governor of Puerto Rico
- Roselyn Sanchez, Puerto Rican singer, model and actress.
- Ricardo Sanchez (born 1953), retired American Army Lieutenant General
- Ricardo Sanchez (footballer), Mexican footballer
- Samuel Sánchez, Spanish road bicycle racer
- Víctor Sánchez, Spanish soccer player
- Wellington Sánchez, Ecuadorian football (soccer) player