Fabregas

Fábregas (Spanish: [ˈfaβɾeɣas]), Fàbregas or Fàbregues (Eastern Catalan: [ˈfaβɾəɣəs], Western Catalan: [ˈfaβɾeɣas, ˈfaβɾeɣes]) is a Catalan surname, deriving from any of the places in Barcelona province named Fàbregues, from the plural of Fàbrega (forge).

Bearers of the surname include:

• Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish and Chelsea FC footballer
• Francisco Fábregas Bosch, Spanish field hockey player
• José María Pinilla Fábrega, President of Panama 1968 - 1969
• Jorge Fábregas, former Major League Baseball catcher
• Juan Carlos Fábrega, president of the Central Bank of Argentina
• Pedro Fabregas, Officer at AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines.
• Elisenda Fábregas, Catalan/American composer