Ortiz
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Frequency: (24985)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Spanish: patronymic from the Basque personal name Orti (Latin Fortunius).
FOREBEARS: Nicolas Ortiz Ladron de Guevara, a native of Mexico City, came to Santa Fe, NM, in June 1694 with others, to re-establish Spanish rule in New Mexico after the Pueblo Indian revolt.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 47%. Jose (688), Juan (342), Carlos (248), Luis (248), Manuel (222), Francisco (178), Jesus (171), Miguel (132), Angel (130), Jorge (126), Pedro (125), Ramon (121).
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Oxford Dictionary of Family Names
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